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 -