[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
Who:
     * kristiemiller4 at gmail.com- creator

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