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@article{ART002500624},
author={BAEK SONG EE},
title={Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?},
journal={Journal of Humanities},
issn={1598-8457},
year={2019},
number={74},
pages={57-94},
doi={10.31310/HUM.074.03}

TY - JOUR
AU - BAEK SONG EE
TI - Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?
JO - Journal of Humanities
PY - 2019
VL - null
IS - 74
PB - Institute for Humanities
SP - 57
EP - 94
SN - 1598-8457
AB - If an object weighs 210g, then it necessarily has mass. Likewise, if an object is red, then it is also necessarily colored. It is said that there are relatively specific properties possessed by objects and each of them belongs to one general property. The former sort of properties are considered to be ‘determinate’, while the latter sort of properties to be ‘determinable’. Some philosophers who are supporting for anti-realism about determinables believe that there are only determinates in a fundamental sense, while determinables are just be supervenient on or reduced to determinates in a derivative sense. But Jessica Wilson argues that there are some reasons for accepting that determinables also exist in a fundamental level or are as fundamental as determinates. She tries to defend realism about determinables, along with two positive arguments and three negative ones. However, most of her objections can be rejected, except for one of negative arguments, the argument from naturalness, which seems to be intricate to handle with. Nevertheless, there would be some viable strategies to solve it. To sum up, this article aims to present that anti-realism about determinables can be sustained by refuting Wilson’s arguments.
KW - Fundamental entities;determinates;determinables;grounding;naturalness
DO - 10.31310/HUM.074.03
ER -

BAEK SONG EE. (2019). Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?. Journal of Humanities, 74, 57-94.

BAEK SONG EE. 2019, "Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?", Journal of Humanities, no.74, pp.57-94. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.074.03

BAEK SONG EE "Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?" Journal of Humanities 74 pp.57-94 (2019) : 57.

BAEK SONG EE. Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?. 2019; 74 : 57-94. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.074.03

BAEK SONG EE. "Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?" Journal of Humanities no.74(2019) : 57-94.doi: 10.31310/HUM.074.03

BAEK SONG EE. Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?. Journal of Humanities, 74, 57-94. doi: 10.31310/HUM.074.03

BAEK SONG EE. Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?. Journal of Humanities. 2019; 74 57-94. doi: 10.31310/HUM.074.03

BAEK SONG EE. Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?. 2019; 74 : 57-94. Available from: doi:10.31310/HUM.074.03

BAEK SONG EE. "Are Determinables as Fundamental as Determinates?" Journal of Humanities no.74(2019) : 57-94.doi: 10.31310/HUM.074.03