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Boethius Argument Against Univ
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Boethius' Argument Against Universals
In the essay “From His Second Commentary on Porphyry’s Isagoge” Boethius discusses
the existence of universals.. By proposing two main arguments, he first shows why a view
such as that held by Plato (one cla .... Middle of Essay
.... for the reason that it is one.” And therefore, if the universal is existing in several
things at one time (and thus is not one in number) then it cannot exist in this Platonic
fashion.
Boethius’ second argument deals with universals if they are to be spoken of as
being many rather than one. He explains that to say is also false. For to say this is to
imply that “there will be no last (universal set above the others).” This is because there
will be a universal set over many things and will thus be multiple. And because it is in
many things, it “has a likeness of what is a (universal).” But it is a ....
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