Usually ascribed to John Scotus Eriugena is the view that forms of species and genera exist in reality separately from particulars while each particular participates in that one and the same form... Read more at philosophy indefinitely...
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The Problem of Universals…

Lecture #23 – The Problem of Universals Boethius’ formulation of the problem of universals is as follows: (1) Do genera and species really exist in nature or are they merely mental cons…

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