Properties, Modes, and Universals
Properties, Modes, and Universals
The distinction between properties and predicates, and how best to draw the distinction between universals and particulars are discussed. The notion that properties are most aptly characterized as ‘ways of being’ is defended. The need to distinguish between the formal ontological relations of instantiation and characterization is emphasized, as well as the need to distinguish both from that of exemplification. The advantages of immanent realism concerning universals over both transcendent realism and pure trope theory are explained, and two different notions of immanence are compared.
Keywords: characterization, exemplification, immanent realism, instantiation, predicates, properties, transcendent realism, tropes, universals
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