Universals, Concepts and Qualities - New Essays on the Meaning of Predicates PDF
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Contents LisoftC ontrrisb uto vii Acknowledgements ix 1 Introduction 1 ArindCahma krabarti 2 StrawosnUo nni versals 17 PranKaubm aSre n 3 RepltyoP ranSaenb 49 P.F.S trawson 4 UniverasnaOdlt sh Geern eralities 51 londaornG aneir 5 PredicaantPder so piee:rAs tnE xaminatoifPo K.n.S en'Tsh eoorfy Universals 67 FrasMearc Bride 6 BuddhNiosmti nalainsDdme seOrrnti thology 91 MakrS iderits 7 UniverTsraalnssm feod:Tr heF irTshto usYaenadAr ftse Prl ato 105 RichdS aorrajbi 8 Conceptualism 172 ChrSiwsyo er 9 TheC onceHpotr se 155 HaroWl Nd oonan 10U niverasnadl sP art:Ri acmusleaSyrc'spest icism 177 BobHa le 11H owN ott o TritvhiIead leinzotefiI t nyd iscernibles 205 GonzaRlorodi g-uPeezreyra vi Contents 12 Univerasnatdlh Dsee fenocfAen tRee mR ealism 225 GeogreB ealer 13P articuHlaavrTesh ePirro perotfNi eecse ssity 239 DaviAdnn strong 14 PropeirtinAeb su ndance 249 WolfgagnK iinne 15A CategoofPr aryt iculars 301 P.R Strawson 16O nP erceiPvrionpge rties 309 ArindCahma krabarti Index 319 Listof C ontrtibours DaviAdr mstroPnrgoe,fs rsE omeriotfPu hsi losaotp hUtynh iev erosfSi ytdyn ey, Austriaslb ieask,tn owfno hri wso rokn a m ateritahleioosrftty h mei nadn dh as publibsoohkeasdn da rtiocnla ensa lymteitpcahy siacnsed p istemeoslpoegcyi,a lly ont hper obloefum n ivaeslr.s GeorBgeea lePrr,o feosfsP ohri losaotYp ahlyUe n iverUsSiAtw,yo ,r kisnm eta physiecpsi,s tempohliolgoys,oo fpl hayn guaangpdeh ,i olpohsoyfm ind. ArindaCmh akrabParrotefisr,so ofP hilosaottp hhUeyn iverosfHi atwya aiti Manoa, tUeSaAc,ah newdsr itaebso puhti losooflp ahnyg umaegtea,yp schisI,n dian analypthiicslapoolhy ,a npdh ilosaonptdhh yee m oito.n s JonardGoann erRie,a dePr hiilno saottp hhUeyn iverosfLi itvype oroUlK,,h as' publisbhokeosda ndp apeornsI ndipahni losoofpl hayun gag,ep hilosoofp hy matheimc,acs toncepotfri aotniso nIanldiiatanynBd, u d dilsotg, ai ncIdn dieatnhs i.c BobH aleP,r oefsrso ofP hilosaotpt hhyUe niverosfiS thye ffieUlKd,,w orks mainolnyt opsii cnth ep hlioosphioefms a theimcaslto,g aincd l anguwaigteh, occsaionfaorla iynstm oe taphyasnmidec tsa -iec.ts h WolfgaKnugn nPe,r oefsrso ofP hilosaottp hhUeyn iverosfHi atmyb uGregr,m any, has rpeucebanltti icotnhasit n claub doeo okn c oncepotfit ornuastn hdp a peOrRs philosooflp ahnyg uaangmdee taypshi.c s FrasMearc BriRdeea,d ienrP hilosaotBp ihryk bCeocllke gLeo ndoUnK,,h as published artniucmleoernsom uest aypshitchspe,h liopshyo ofm athemaatnidc s thhei stoofar nya lpythiicl osophy. HaroWl.dN oonaPnr,oe fsrso ofP hilosaottp hhUeyn iverosfNi ottyt ingham, UK, teacahnedws r itoenms e taypschisp,h ilosoofpl hayn gupahgieol,po hsilcoagl,i c anhdi stoofpr hyi losophy. GonzaRlood riguez-PPerroeefsyrsor ofaP ,h ilosaotUp nhiyv erTsoirdcaudDa it o TelBluae,n oAsie rsA,r gentainntdah U,en iverosfNi ottyt ingUhKa,tm e,a cahneds writoenms e taypshi.c s t Pranab SKenu,mf aorr meErmleyr iPtruoesfs soofrP hilosaotpJ hadya vpur UniverCsailtcyuI,t ntdati,aa u,g ahntwd r ootnel og,ei pcistempohliolgoys,oo fp hy languaangdee t,h iHcesi .sa cknowlefdohgrie bsdo ,o kasn pd ublipsaphee,rdi s n viii Contributors IndEiuar,o apneAd m eriacsa oonftehmeo smte ticutleoaucsho eftr hpseh ilosophies ofK anRtu,ss elQuli,n, Se twrsaoDna,v idsaonnDd ummetHtew. a sa c lofsiree nd oft hlea tshtr aenedG .HV.o nW right. MarkS iedriPtrsoe,fs rso ofP hilosaotIp lhlyi SntoaiUtsne i verUsSiAt,ty e,a ches anwd ritine tsh aer eoafsdi ssilcI andian dadnhdip shiBtlu oopshpyh,li oosphoyf languaangaden ,a lmyettiacyp shi.c s RichardS orab,Ej mieriPtruoesfs rso ofP hilosaotKp ihny'g Cso llLeogned aonnd FelloofWw o lfsCoolnl egOex foUrKd,,w orkisnt hfiee lodfa ncipehnoitosl phy. tP .FS.t rawsfoonr,m eErmleyr iPtruosf eosfsP ohri losaotMp ahgyd laeCno llege anUdn iverCsoiltlyeO gxef,oU rKd,,t augahntwd r ootneth ep robloeflmasn guage anmde taypschisH.ei sb esktn owfno hri csl asdseibca otner se ferrwiintRghu ssell ando nt ruwtiht Ahu stfionhr,i bso oIkn dividAunaE lsss:ai ynD esrpciitve Metpahysiacsws e,la lsf ohri cso mmernyto anK ant''rCsi tioqfPu uer Ree ans.'o Hei sr ecognaisz eodon fte h em ost inflpuheinltoisaolo pfht heera sna lytical tradiitnti hotenw entcieentthu ry. ChriSswo yePrr,o efsrso ofP hilosaotpt hhUyen iverosfOi tkyl ahoTmexaa,,s USAt,e acahnewdsr itaebso muett aphsyp,sh iiclosoofpp shyhyco lgoyp,h iolpohsy ofs iceen,chi stoofmr oyd eprnh ilosaonpedhp yi,s temology. Acknowlgeemdenst We,t hee ditaorrgesr ,a tetfuoMl r sR amaS enf ogr iviunsgt hpee rimssitoon publhiesrlh a theu sbaPnrdoe fsrsP oranab KSuemnap'ras p eirnt hivso lume. ManidiSpena a ndM adhucchhSaenn hdeapl edu sa td iffersetnatg oefts h is publicaastd iioMdnr ,sA nnS rtwasoWni.t hotuhthe a rwdo rokf E llFerni dland, graduraetsee aractth hePerh ilosDoepaphryt meonftt h Uen iverosfHi atwya aiti Manoas,t andartdhifezo irnmagan tpd repaarnii nngt egrealteecdt vreornsioicfo n the evnotliurwmeoe u lhda vbee enne arilmpyo sbslie. Chapt1e r Inotdruicotn Arindam Chakrabarti Whasto rotfa t hiinsag p hilosophical whparctor bilteemor?fii doBenyn tdiot y wed ecide thats atmhpeir so bilasest m ht ahte? Hwoewt edwlohl e thPelra to's probloefim n naitdee, aD sesrctaesp'rso bloefim n naitdee, aa sndC homsky's probloefim n naitdeea arsae l oln aen tdh sea moerth redei stpirnocmbtsl ?eW hen ani ssues,u cahs t hep robloefim n formaitdievnet ity-,si tsar taeimsaeennddt s clrelafyo rmulfaottreh dfie r stti mbey s moep hiolpohsedro,et sh apth ilosopher discotvhpeerr o bloerbm r iinitgn tboe inIgsa?p hlioosphilpc raobleevmes rlo evd? If awnhdein it s s olvdeodei,sgt o o uotfe xistoerin sics teh owtnoh avbee enno n existtoeb negtiw ni th? Theskei nodfsp uzlze,os fc ourwsielb,le l ookuepdo onrl ookeddo wunp oant beswtit ah theraaptetuitbtiyuac dc ee rtianiflnu entioaftl h ilnikwneheroc s o mpare philosopprhoibclateloam f sl ys'esn osfbe e isntgu icnakfl y-btolBteu.ti ,n stoefa d pretentdobi eon ugt stihdee baoltrtelsaeud pyop,st eh awtea lloouwr seltvheisn kt o ontologiinca anul nlays ham'eodbljye ctually quanatbiofyutithsn eeg ' fashion peculsitairflic nigr cumstthaenmcseeesscl ,iv rcumstforamnw cheiscw he n eead relecaaslel ed so'ltuhte.i/ thoaIin nw'ke w oultdh efinn dt haftoa rg epsh ilosophers havfea lrleepn eatiendttlohys e a me toyftp herse oafst esl f-conttrhasedma iec tion, kinodfsc lasohfe spo optseii ntuictoinocnesrn fiunngd amecnotnpactle.Is dentical problheamvsbe e efno rmulaactrseoscd u ltuarntedis m seosm etiimne ss iamnidl ar smoetimiensr adicdailffleyr teenmrts .E veni ft hseea rea spceiaslro to f psycholdoigsiocratdlhe ersr,ee e mtsob er epeatpaabtlteet rnots h emS.up pose, aftemru chc ritifcoarltliryfie eflde ctwieco no,mt eo t hceo nclutshiasotun c ah recurprheinlto sopprhoibcliaeslam ki ndo fa bstreancttit thyet,nh per obloefm univewrsoaullisdt sbeel fa n aebnsttitrthayoc utg hq uniaotu ten iversal. Takteh feo llotwriandgi tqiuoeinsoat:nl' s Iwsi sdsoomm ethoiutnthg e brees ides wisien divisduucaahslS sor cataensBd u ddhWao?u ltdh eerxei osntae n d the same cowneosvsea rn da bove setothf en umeroiunsd ivicdouwaeslv einft hweo rd "cowo"ri tesq uivailnea nntys other lannogetux saitgI?est hdeiardnee snscee call"endu mberhboeosedis"nd umbesrusc ahs o net,wo ,a ndfift y-simxi llion, inheriinan lgtl h soen umbeirnsc lutdhisonetg h antoo ney ehta tsh ouogfhD?to properstuicaehssb einagc iodrb einogx ygheanv aen yc auaslr olienb ringing aboucth angients h peh ysiwcoarllj du satsi ndividdruoapolsfa ciodrp uffosf oxygdeonTA lthotuhgehy are disqtuieinsregt,uo igsehtahbelre a tphpeetayor all 'expraensd's c'o intsutttheoe'n e abstrcalaclte' det hpnetr iotbylo efum n ivael'rs.s Onec ani mmediathinkt eloyfa c oupolfce o nesriadtiaognasir nesgta rda ing philosopprhoibclaaeslam fu ll-fleodbgjeedc utniivvee Frisraaslp t.h, i losophical 2 UniverCsoanlcsea,pn tQdsu alities problheamas h istaonrdsy e emtsoc hanfgorem a gteo a gew,h ere(atism eslsoe r eternuanli)v erasrnaeol stsu ppotsoue ndd ercghoa nSgeec.o nwdh,i plreo perties areex pecttohe adv per operty-obree xaermeprlsia finedur nsi verasreaexl pse cted toh avien staunscueaswl,el c ya nnmoakte s enosfea u niveorrps raolp ehratvyi ng manpya rotrms e mber.Y seatp hilosopprhoibcloaeflmt heanps a ratn su,m boerf sbu-issgureosu puendd eirtI .t oifst esn eotaf p robleAmnsdt. h per omb loef univeirssna oel xsc eptIinio tcnso. n termaprfoyo rtmh,pe r obloefum n ivercsnaa ls bes ubdiviindtteohd fe ollowpirnogb l,ee mascohf w hicchou ldbe e xpsrseed, paradigamlalitynti, ec r omfsa t heoreitnitcearrlo gaasat p irvoeb,lo eumg thotb e. Whaits au niverIssa almi ?it s ttaokqe u antoivfetyrh per edi-cpsaoitteoirot no takoeu rr eifytianlagkb oucto mmocnh arascttieocrfsio bjcetssre iousDloy ? univeersxaiilsnstd epenodfeo nuttrhl oyu agnhdt ulaagn,ege veinwf e ncnaootff er clearc-rciuttoe fir diean ftoitrth ye mA?r et heurnei verwshailcdshon oetv eyre,t , ora ny longer phaarvtei ciunalsnatyra e nxcies tiinnn agt urCea?nw eh avae screedneivniwgch ei cwho uld rtehdneuu cmeb oefro bjectrievauelnl iyv ertshaatl s wea dmiitn toou orn tolboysg eyl ecfrtoimnt hgce o unstsgl eenerasloiemthioews 'mean'bt ya lslo rotfps r edic(aitnecsl undeignagtc iovnjeu,n catniddv ies junctive oneisn)a l anguaOgfte h?le o igc-olingudiissttiicnb cettiwoesneu jnbce ts/uslianrg teramnspd r edicates/efxupnrectsaisnoidno anotlsnho tel ogldi icsatinbcettiwoene n particaunldua nrisv ael,rsw shicohn ei sp rioSrho?u lpdr oopstiioannsds tesb e countaesud n ivaelrsCs?a nw er eduucnei vertsoga elnse craoclne ptthsa wte , thinkbieniggns p,o ssoersc son rsutcttor epreosrce notpw ei tthh eex terwnoarll d rathtehra n iitnte hmawsto rlArde? a ll properties unipvaerrtsiaclusl aorr are there · properstpieectsio fit ch ebiera reCrasna? ni ndivibderu eadlu cteojd u stths ee otf itpsa rtiacnudlg aern eprraolp erotrdi oeesis ts taonudt stihdseee otf p roperties whicahra et triobfiu ttGe?is v en the contiapn agretnitec xufilaasacttrat sl ,i tl sh at itn ecersyos rac ontintgheainttht a tsh per operties or(p uanritviecrusliaatlr ) that doeDso?u nivehrasvales c aanuys alt opr loailynte h sep atio-tweomrploAdrr?ae l univaeslr,os ra tl eassmote oft hemp,e rcepotria brleae l uln ivermsearlesl y intelloibgjieobcfltte hs o ught? 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