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(2002) Synthese 131 (2).
Structural universals and formal relations
pp. 215-221
I will consider Armstrong's problems in trying to account for structural universals,i.e., a kind of complex universal whose instantiation by particulars involves differentparts of those particulars instantiating several basic properties and relations, such asthe property of being a molecule of methane. I present and criticise Armstrong's mostrecent attempt to explain structural properties by means of the identification of universals with types of states of affairs and I state my own solution to the problem by appealing to formal relations holding between particulars.
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(2002). Structural universals and formal relations. Synthese 131 (2), pp. 215-221.
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