[SydPhil] Reminder: Ben Blumsen @ Mon 1 Jul 2013 13:00 - 14:30 (Current Projects)
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Title: Ben Blumsen
Title: The Ugly Duckling Theorem
Abstract: The premises of the following argument are plausible, but its
conclusion is absurd: (1) The number of (possible) predicates satisfied by
two different particulars is a constant. (2) The number of (possible)
predicates satisfied by two different particulars is the number of
properties they have in common. (3) The degree of resemblance between two
different particulars is a function of the number of properties they have
in common. (4) Therefore, the degree of resemblance between two different
particulars is a constant. Since the argument is valid and the conclusion
is false, one of the premises must be rejected. But the first premise,
dubbed by Satosi Watanabe the "theorem of the ugly duckling", is a theorem,
so either the second premise must be rejected, by adopting a sparse
conception of properties and denying that there is a property corresponding
to every (possible) predicate, or the third premise must be rejected, by
denying that degree of resemblance is a function of number of properties in
common. In this paper, I discuss which of these options is the best
resolution of the problem.
When: Mon 1 Jul 2013 13:00 – 14:30 Eastern Time - Melbourne, Sydney
Where: Philosophy Common Room, Univeristy of Sydney
Calendar: Current Projects
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* kristiemiller4 at gmail.com- creator
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