Troubles with class nominalism

• Autor(a) principal: Alencar, Valdetonio Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Griot : Revista de Filosofia
• Texto Completo: http://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/679
• topic: Nominalismo de Classe; Classes Naturais; Lewis.; Class Nominalism; Natural Classes; Lewis

In this paper, I discuss the Class Nominalism as a solution to the problem of universals. At first, I attempt a clarification of the problem of universals. Secondly, I provide the definition of Class Nominalism. Later, I discuss the theses of Lewis and Quinton and I analyze how they try to get rid of some classic critiques. I argue that they are not successful and, therefore, their theory has serious problems. Finally, I discuss two critical topics to Class Nominalism: the problem of relations and the problem of ontological economy. I think the class nominalism does not provide an adequate analysis of relations. Finally, I argue that this theory is not economic (from an ontological point of view). There are realistic and nominalists theories more economical than Class Nominalism.