New Work for a Theory of Universals
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New Work for a Theory of Universals is a philosophical paper by David Lewis that develops and defends a realist account of universals within his broader metaphysical framework.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Work for a Theory of Universals Context triple: [Philosophical Papers, Volume I, containsWork, New Work for a Theory of Universals]
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A Theory of Objects
A Theory of Objects is a foundational book in theoretical computer science that develops a rigorous mathematical framework for understanding object-oriented programming and type systems.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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C.
The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
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D.
Quine’s ontology
Quine’s ontology is the philosophical framework developed by W.V.O. Quine that determines what kinds of entities exist according to our best scientific theories, famously summarized by the criterion “to be is to be the value of a bound variable.”
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E.
Universals
Universals is a philosophical work by F. P. Ramsey that examines the nature and existence of general properties or qualities shared by multiple particular things.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Work for a Theory of Universals Target entity description: New Work for a Theory of Universals is a philosophical paper by David Lewis that develops and defends a realist account of universals within his broader metaphysical framework.
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A.
A Theory of Objects
A Theory of Objects is a foundational book in theoretical computer science that develops a rigorous mathematical framework for understanding object-oriented programming and type systems.
-
B.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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C.
The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
-
D.
Quine’s ontology
Quine’s ontology is the philosophical framework developed by W.V.O. Quine that determines what kinds of entities exist according to our best scientific theories, famously summarized by the criterion “to be is to be the value of a bound variable.”
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E.
Universals
Universals is a philosophical work by F. P. Ramsey that examines the nature and existence of general properties or qualities shared by multiple particular things.
- F. None of above. chosen
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linked to: New Work for a Theory of Universals