Defending Modal Platonism: Reply to Builes

Tugby, Matthew

Abstract

In a recent article, David Builes (2024) argues that one should not try to combine a Platonic account of properties with the recently-popular grounding theory of powers, as proposed in Tugby 2022. According to Builes, Aristotelian or nominalist theories of properties are better placed to meet the explanatory demands of the grounding theory of powers. In this reply, I cast doubt on Builes’s argument.

Citation

Tugby, M. (in press). Defending Modal Platonism: Reply to Builes. Analysis,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 9, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jun 20, 2024
• Journal: Analysis
• Print ISSN: 0003-2638
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: powers; dispositions; qualities; universals; Platonism
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2487201
• Publisher URL: https://academic.oup.com/analysis/