abstract reference

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universals

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    In universal: Plenitudes from abstract reference

    The difficulty of doing without abstract reference provides a second, oft-cited reason to posit a plenitude of universals. Many predicative expressions—e.g., “… is hungry”—are paired with words that look like names for an abstract object—e.g., “hunger.” Moreover, for every predicate there is some…

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