TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints3636
UR  - http://cogprints.org/3636/
A1  - Franceschi, Paul
TI  - A Polar Concept Argument for the Existence of Abstracta
Y1  - 2004/05//
N2  - I present a polar concept argument for the existence of abstract objects. After recalling the fundamentals of 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 the present argument.
AV  - public
KW  - abstracta
KW  -  polar concept argument
KW  -  polar contraries
ER  -

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