Form

Kit Fine

doi:10.5840/jphil20171141036

Form

Kit Fine

Philosophy

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Abstract

We pose a puzzle for forms and show how it might be solved by appeal to the theory of arbitrary objects. We also discuss how the resulting account of forms relates to issues concerning structural universals and the nature of abstraction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	509-535
Journal	Journal of Philosophy
Volume	114
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil20171141036
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017

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