The problem of universals in early modern philosophy / Stefano Di Bella and Tad M. Schmaltz.

The problem of universals in early modern philosophy / Stefano Di Bella and Tad M. Schmaltz.

9780190608064 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

English

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B105.U5 P77 2017

111.209

The ancient topic of universals was central to scholastic philosophy, which raised the question of whether universals exist as Platonic forms, as instantiated Aristotelian forms, as concepts abstracted from singular things, or as words that have universal signification. It might be thought that this question lost its importance after the decline of scholasticism in the modern period. However, the 14 contributions to this volume indicate that the issue of universals retained its vitality in modern philosophy.

The ancient topic of universals was central to scholastic philosophy, which raised the question of whether universals exist as Platonic forms, as instantiated Aristotelian forms, as concepts abstracted from singular things, or as words that have universal signification. It might be thought that this question lost its importance after the decline of scholasticism in the modern period. However, the 14 contributions to this volume indicate that the issue of universals retained its vitality in modern philosophy.

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