Metaphysics and Logic group
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Abstract: Meinong’s object theory is thought by many to be inconsistent (or even trivial). Indeed, its most straightforward formalisation in second-order logic is. However, contemporary logicians have developed more subtle formalisations of Meinong’s ideas, the so-called neo-Meinongian logics, that are provably consistent. In this talk, I review two of the main approachs, Nuclear Meinongianism and Dual Copula Meinongianism, and I develop… |
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Title: On Numbers as Kinds Abstract: I discuss the neo-aristotelian ontology presented in Lowe (2006), drawing particular attention at Lowe’s notions of objects and pluralities, and his conception of natural numbers as universals. I argue that Lowe’s treatment of numbers and pluralities is useful to those who believe that non-individual entities exist and can be… |
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