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   Problem of universals

   The problem of universals is an ancient problem in metaphysics about whether universals exist. ... For example, Scott, Pat, and Chris have in common the universal quality of being human or humanity.
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   Universal (metaphysics)

   In other words, universals are repeatable or recurrent entities that can be instantiated or exemplified by many particular things. ... Problem of universals
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   Aristotle's theory of universals

   Aristotle's theory of universals is one of the classic solutions to the problem of universals. Universals are simply types, properties, or relations that are common to their various instances.
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   Index of medieval philosophy articles

   This is a list of articles in medieval philosophy. ... Problem of universals
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   Nominalism

   Nominalism is a metaphysical view in philosophy according to which general or abstract terms and predicates exist, while universals or abstract objects, which are sometimes thought to correspond to these terms, do not exist. ... Problem of universals
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   Timeline of Western philosophers

   A wide-ranging list of philosophers from the Western traditions of philosophy. ... Dealt with problem of universals.
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   Conceptualism

   Conceptualism is a doctrine in philosophy intermediate between nominalism and realism that says universals exist only within the mind and have no external or substantial reality. ... Problem of universals
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   Isagoge

   The Isagoge or "Introduction" to Aristotle's "Categories", written by Porphyry in Greek and translated into Latin by Boethius, was the standard textbook on logic for at least a millennium after his death. ... The problem of universals
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   Universality (philosophy)

   In philosophy, universalism is a doctrine or school claiming universal facts can be discovered and is therefore understood as being in opposition to relativism. ... The problem of universals is an ancient problem in metaphysics concerning the nature of universals, or whether they exist.
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    Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology

    Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, published in 1979, is Ayn Rand's essentialised summation of the Objectivist theory of concepts and solution to the problem of universals. The book deals with the mental processes of conceptualization, the nature of definitions, distinguishing legitimate concepts from "anti-concepts," the hierarchical nature of knowledge, and what constitutes valid axiomatic knowledge.

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