A critical introduction to properties
by Allen, Sophie, (Philosophy Lecturer)
"What do blue things have in common? Or electrons? Or planets? Distinct things appear to share properties; but what are properties and what is the best philosophical account of them? A Critical Introduction to Properties introduces different ontological accounts of properties, exploring how their formulation is shaped by the explanatory demands placed upon them. This accessible introduction begins with a discussion of universals, tropes, sets and resemblance classes, the major objections to the…
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"What do blue things have in common? Or electrons? Or planets? Distinct things appear to share properties; but what are properties and what is the best philosophical account of them? A Critical Introduction to Properties introduces different ontological accounts of properties, exploring how their formulation is shaped by the explanatory demands placed upon them. This accessible introduction begins with a discussion of universals, tropes, sets and resemblance classes, the major objections to them and their responses, providing readers with a firm grasp on the competing ontological accounts of what (if anything) grounds similarity and difference. It then explores issues concerning the formulation and justification of property theories such as: how many properties are there? Should we accept a sparse ontology of properties, or an abundant one? Can we make a distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic properties? Do properties have their causal roles necessarily? What is the relationship between properties and other metaphysical phenomena such as causality, laws and modality? These questions get to the heart of why a coherent theory of properties is so important to metaphysics, and to philosophy more generally. By concluding with the question of the ontological status of properties, the reader is introduced to some Carnapian and contemporary themes about the content and methodology of metaphysics"--Publisher description
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- Publication Date:2016.
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- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781472575579, 1472575571, 9781474276979, 1474276970
- DOI:10.5040/9781474276979
- oclc:ocn927169022
- LC Classification:BD396
- Dewey Decimal:111/.8
Table of Contents
Universals -- Tropes -- Properties as sets or resemblance classes -- Properties: grounded or ungrounded, sparse or abundant? -- Intrinsic and extrinsic properties -- Properties and their casual role: categorical and dispositional properties -- Causes, laws and modality -- The ontological status of properties.
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