Position

Realism About Universals

Universals are real rather than merely names or concepts.

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Classification

Position level: family
Domains: Metaphysics

Overview

Realism about universals is the family of positions holding that universals are real rather than merely names or concepts.

Broader position

Realism

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References

Plato, Republic and Phaedo; Aristotle, Metaphysics