Properties
Published on 1. March 1997
Book
Hardback
282 pages
978-0-19-875177-9 (ISBN)
Description
When we say a certain rose is red, we seem to be attributing a property, redness, to it. But are there really such properties? If so, what are they like, how do we know about them, and how are they related to the objects which have them and the linguistic devices which we use to talk about them? This collection presents these ancient problems in a modern light. In particular, it makes accessible important contributions to the contemporary controversy about the nature of properties. Those new to the subject will find the clearly-written introduction, by two experts in the field, a helpful guide to the intricacies of this debate. The volume presents the aims and methods of modern metaphysics and shows how a thorough understanding of the metaphysics of properties is crucial to most of analytic philosophy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-875177-9 (9780198751779)
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Content
D. H. Mellor and Alex Oliver: Introduction. I.: Gottlob Frege: Function and Concept. II.: Bertrand Russell: The World of Universals. III.: Bertrand Russell: On Our Knowledge of Universals. IV.: F. P. Ramsey: Universals. V,: W. V. Quine: On What There Is. VI.: Frank Jackson: Statements About Universals. VII.: Michael Devitt: Ostrich Nominalism or Mirage Realism?. VIII.: D. M. Armstrong: Against Ostrich Nominalism: A Reply to Michael Devitt. IX.: Donald C. Williams: On the Elements of Being: I. X.: Keith Campbell: The Metaphysics of Abstract Particulars. XI.: Chris Daly: Tropes. XII.: D. M. Armstrong: Properties. XIII.: David Lewis: Modal Realism at Work. XIV.: David Lewis: New Work For a Theory of Universals. XV.: Sydney Shoemaker: Causality and Properties. XVI.: D. H. Mellor: Properties and Predicates. Notes on the Contributors. Select Bibliography. Index of Names