Part One: Particulars
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Part One: Particulars is the opening section of P. F. Strawson’s *Individuals* in which he develops his influential account of basic particulars and their role in our conceptual scheme.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Part One: Particulars canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| argues |
against purely sense-data based ontologies
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that material objects play a fundamental role in individuation ⓘ that our conceptual scheme presupposes basic particulars ⓘ |
| author | P. F. Strawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedIn | Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline |
metaphysics
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the identification of particulars
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the logical structure of reference to particulars ⓘ the role of particulars in our conceptual scheme ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
basic particular
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identifiability conditions for particulars ⓘ logical subject ⓘ material body as a basic particular ⓘ person as a basic particular ⓘ reference-fixing for particulars ⓘ spatio-temporal framework for particulars ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
criteria of identity for particulars
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the dependence of experience on a framework of particulars ⓘ the priority of particulars over universals in reference ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chapters on the nature and role of particulars ⓘ |
| influentialFor |
the analysis of personhood as a type of particular
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the concept of basic particulars ⓘ the distinction between particular and universal ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
20th-century analytic metaphysics
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the debate on individuation and identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
basic particulars
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conceptual scheme ⓘ |
| openingSectionOf | Individuals ⓘ |
| partOf | Individuals ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | descriptive metaphysics ⓘ |
| publishedIn | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisherOfContainingWork | Methuen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Part Two: Persons ⓘ |
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