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Universals: An Opinionated Introduction (Focus Series)
Universals An Opinionated Introduction - Focus Series Author:D. M. Armstrong In this short text, a distinguished philosopher turns his attention to one of the oldest and most fundamental philosophical problems of all: How it is that we are able to sort and classify different things as being of the same natural class? Professor Armstrong carefully sets out six major theories-ancient, modern, and contemporary-and assesses ... more »the strengths and weaknesses of each. Recognizing that there are no final victories or defeats in metaphysics, Armstrong nonetheless defends a traditional account of universals as the most satisfactory theory we have.« less