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In metaphysics, the problem of universals refers to the question of whether properties exist, and if so, what they are.Properties are qualities or relations that two or more entities have in common. The various kinds of properties, such as qualities and relations are referred to as universals. For instance, one can imagine three cup holders on a table that have in common the quality of being circular or exemplifying circularity, or two daughters that have in common being the daughter of Frank. There are many such properties, such as being human, red, male or female, liquid, big or small, taller than, father of, etc.
While philosophers agree that human beings talk and think about properties, they disagree on whether these universals exist in reality or merely in thought and speech.
There are many philosophical positions regarding universals. Taking "beauty" as example, three positions are:
I introduce the philosophical distinction between "universals" and "particulars", namely general/abstract and specific/concrete things. The ancient Greek believed that knowledge is insight into the universal. However, it is not clear what universals are, whether they exist, where they exist and how we can know them. That is the old "problem of universals", of which I explain the basics. Enjoy Jan Academy!
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Philosophy: Metaphysics: Ontology: Universals and particulars lecture. Includes Plato, Aristotle, Quine, Russell, and others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_%28metaphysics%29
There are many problems that most theists do not answer.
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