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2006-06-28 08:10:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
You are confusing 'universal' (adjective) and 'universal' (noun). A 'universal' (noun), if there is any such thing, is a thing that is shared between any number of particulars. For example, if there is a universal Yellow, it is a thing that is shared between each particular yellow thing.
The question that philosophers have debated for centuries is whether there are indeed universals or whether everything is particular. There are three main opinions. One, universals are real and exist in a world that transcends the world of particular things (Plato's opinion). Two, universals are real but can only exist in particular things (Aristotle's opinion). Three, universals are not real, they are merely words, like names, that we give to particular things that are similar in some way (this opinion is called Nominalism).
2006-06-28 23:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by brucebirdfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the question is a oxymoron
2006-06-28 15:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by ricksmail99504 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-28 15:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by Shining Ray of Light 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
consciousness
2006-06-28 15:15:00 · answer #4 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋