Resemblance nominalism

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
scholasticism
theory of universals
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nelson_Goodman
gptkb:David_Malet_Armstrong
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:class_nominalism
realism about universals
gptkbp:criticizedFor regress problem
difficulty explaining imperfect resemblance
gptkbp:explains apparent universals are due to resemblance among particulars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Resemblance nominalism
gptkbp:proposedBy only particulars exist
universals do not exist
gptkbp:relatedTo metaphysics
philosophy of language
problem of universals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Universal_(metaphysics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7