Armstrong on Quantities and Resemblance.

Resemblances obtain not only between objects but between properties. Resemblances of the latter sort – in particular resemblances between quantitative properties – prove to be the downfall of a well-known theory of universals, namely the one presented by David Armstrong. This paper examines Armstron...

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Published in:Philosophical Studies Vol. 136; no. 3; pp. 385 - 405
Main Author: Eddon, Maya
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Published: Springer Nature Dec2007
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