In this paper I raise a couple of objections against Rodriguez-Pereyra's version of resemblance nominalism. First, I argue that Rodriguez-Pereyra's solution to the so-called imperfect community difficulty is untenable. Second, I argue that Rodriguez-Pereyra's idea that sparse properties are bound to be lowest determinates, while determinable properties of any degree are to be treated as (infinite?) disjunctions of determinates, is liable to undermine the whole project.

Two Problems for Resemblance Nominalism

BOTTANI, Andrea Clemente Maria
2014-01-01

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In this paper I raise a couple of objections against Rodriguez-Pereyra's version of resemblance nominalism. First, I argue that Rodriguez-Pereyra's solution to the so-called imperfect community difficulty is untenable. Second, I argue that Rodriguez-Pereyra's idea that sparse properties are bound to be lowest determinates, while determinable properties of any degree are to be treated as (infinite?) disjunctions of determinates, is liable to undermine the whole project.
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Inglese
2014
Mind, Values and Metaphysics. Philosophical Essays in Honor of Kevin Mulligan. Vol. 1
Reboul, Anne
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978-3-319-04198-8
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Springer
Settore M-FIL/01 - Filosofia Teoretica
Properties; Nominalism; Resemblance; Determinates/Determinables
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