Talk:Universals

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 Definition:  General or abstract objects such as concepts, qualities, relations, and numbers, as opposed to particular objects. [d] [e]
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A few comments...

Should live at universal or universal (metaphysics); one can speak of a universal.

'Property' and 'universal' are not coextensive. For those who like to talk about universals at all, relations and types are usually (maybe always?) two more posited kinds of universals.

Socrates, arguably, spoke of universals in his search for the logos of various virtues; Plato is the first to say (as far as I know) that universals are heavenly forms, with the rest of the apparatus of Platonic Realism. Maybe you could say he's the first to formulate a theory of universals, or to discuss them explicitly. --Larry Sanger 02:58, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

One can speak of an ethic and of ethics. Similarly, one can speak of a universal and of universals. I've seen plenty of books and journal articles that talk of universals. I'm not sure about article titling. "Universals and particulars" was another possible article title. --Tom Morris 08:20, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
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