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HoP 263 - One in a Million - Scotus on Universals and Individuals

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Solving the Problem of Individuation and Universals: Scotus' Moderate View

This chapter discusses Scotus's solution to both the problem of individuation and the problem of universals, which sets the terms of the later debate. He proposes a moderate view between realism and nominalism, arguing for a kind of unity possessed by common natures shared among multiple things.

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