TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints2953
UR  - http://cogprints.org/2953/
A1  - Franceschi, Paul
TI  - A Polar Concept Argument for the Existence of Abstracta
Y1  - 2003/05//
N2  - In this paper, I present a polar concept argument for the existence of abstract objects. After recalling the fundamentals concerning the debate about the existence of abstracta, I present in a detailed way the argument for the existence of abstracta. I offer two different variations of the argument: one, deductive and the other, inductive. The argument rests primarily on the fact that our universe is well-balanced. This well-balanced property results from the fact that all instantiable polar dualities are instantiated. Hence, the abstract pole of the abstract/concrete duality must also be exemplified. Lastly, I review several objections that can be raised against this latter argument.
AV  - public
KW  - abstract objects
KW  -  abstracta
KW  -  polar concepts
KW  -  polar concept argument
KW  -  duality
KW  -  polar opposites
KW  -  indispensability argument
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