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Book SynopsisProperties and objects are everywhere. We cannot take a step without walking into them; we cannot construct a theory in science without referring to them. Given their ubiquitous character, one might think that there would be a standard metaphysical account of properties and objects, but they remain a philosophical mystery. Douglas Ehring presents a defense of tropes--properties and relations understood as particulars--and of trope bundle theory as the best accounts of properties and objects, and advocates a specific brand of trope nominalism, Natural Class Trope Nominalism. This position rejects the existence of universals, and holds that the nature of each individual trope is determined by its membership in various natural classes of tropes (in contrast with the view that a trope''s nature is logically prior to those class memberships). The first part of the book provides a general introduction and defense of tropes and trope bundle theory. Ehring demonstrates that there are tropes an
Trade Reviewhighly original, carefully argued, and systematic * Sophie C. Gibb, Analysis *
All in all, Tropes is a challenging and rewarding read, one that offers us a number of interesting and novel solutions to an age-old problem. * Brian Jonathan Garret, Philosophy in Review XXXIII *
Table of ContentsPART 1: TROPES; PART 2: NATURAL CLASS TROPE NOMINALISM
