Mereological Nominalism

Nikk Effingham

doi:10.1111/phpr.12522

Mereological Nominalism

Nikk Effingham

Philosophy

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Abstract

Mereological nominalism is the thesis that properties are identical to fusions of their instances. Long ignored, this paper argues that it's a plausible ontology of properties. Whilst not everyone will accept it, it's going to appeal to many philosophers and (at the least) should no longer be relegated to the annals of the history of metaphysics.

Original language	English
Journal	Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12522
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2018

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