Clases de tropos como universales Ersatz

This work considers the program of reduction of universals by classes of resembling tropes. Several questions appear concerning the relation of resemblance: (1) Does not the "respects" for resemblance presuppose a universal? (2) Does not the fact that the relation of resemblance is a relation induce a vicious regress? (3) If there are different respects of comparison between tropes, then there is space for the traditional difficulties against resemblance nominalism: the "imperfect community" and the "companionship" difficulties. Can these problems be handled by classes of tropes? (4) The relat...

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