Detailed Table of Contents (to the subsection level)

• Introduction
• 1 Distinctions and Terminology
  • 1.1 Properties: Basic Ideas
  • 1.2 Talking about Properties
• 2 Philosophical Explanations: Why Think that Properties Exist?
  • 2.1 Explanation in Ontology
  • 2.2 Constraints on Explanations Employing Properties
  • 2.3 The Fundamental Ontological Tradeoff
• 3 Traditional Explanations: An Unscientific Survey
• 4 What have you done for us Lately? Recent Explanations
  • 4.1 Mathematics
  • 4.2 Semantics and Logical Form
  • 4.3 Naturalistic Ontology
• 5 Existence Conditions
  • 5.1 Minimalism
  • 5.2 Maximalism
  • 5.3 Centrism
  • 5.4 Dual-Entity Accounts
• 6 Identity Conditions
  • 6.1 Necessary Coextension
  • 6.2 Functional Role
  • 6.3 Property Identity in Terms of Encoding
  • 6.4 Ultra-fine Properties
• 7 Kinds of Properties
• 8 Formal Theories of Properties
  • 8.1 A Bare-Bones Logic of Properties
  • 8.2 The Mereology of the Forms?
• 9 Bibliography
• 10 Other Internet Resources
• 11 Related Entries

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More Detailed Table of Contents (to subsubsection level)

• Introduction
• 1 Distinctions and Terminology
  • 1.1 Properties: Basic Ideas
  • 1.2 Talking about Properties
• 2 Philosophical Explanations: Why Think that Properties Exist?
  • 2.1 Explanation in Ontology
  • 2.2 Constraints on Explanations Employing Properties
  • 2.3 The Fundamental Ontological Tradeoff
• 3 Traditional Explanations: An Unscientific Survey
  • Resemblance and Recurrence
  • Recognition of New and Novel Instances
  • Meaning
  • Unification and Triangulation
• 4 What have you done for us Lately? Recent Explanations
  • 4.1 Mathematics
    • Explananda in Philosophy of Mathematics
    • Sample Explanations
    • Beating the Competition
    • Difficulties
    • Excursus: Other Reductions
    • Lessons About Properties
  • 4.2 Semantics and Logical Form
    • Explananda in Semantics
    • Sample Explanations
    • Beating the Competition
    • Difficulties
    • Lessons about Properties
  • 4.3 Naturalistic Ontology
    • Scientific Realism
    • Measurement
    • Causal Powers
    • Laws of Nature
    • Properties, Powers and Laws
    • Lessons About Properties
• 5 Existence Conditions
  • 5.1 Minimalism
  • 5.2 Maximalism
  • 5.3 Centrism
  • 5.4 Dual-Entity Accounts
• 6 Identity Conditions
  • 6.1 Necessary Coextension
  • 6.2 Functional Role
  • 6.3 Property Identity in Terms of Encoding
  • 6.4 Ultra-fine Properties
• 7 Kinds of Properties
  • First-order vs.Higher-order Properties
  • Self-predication and Theories of Types
  • Untyped Conceptions of Properties
  • Relations
  • Fixed-degree vs. Multigrade Properties
  • Propositions
  • Structured vs. Unstructured Properties
  • Instantiation
  • Particularizing Properties
  • Genus and Species
  • Determinables and Determinates
  • Natural Kinds
  • Purely Qualitative Properties
  • Essential Properties and Internal Relations
  • Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Properties
  • Primary vs. Secondary Properties
  • Supervenient Properties
  • Fictional Properties
• 8 Formal Theories of Properties
  • 8.1 A Bare-Bones Logic of Properties
    • Untyped Variants
    • Complex Terms and "Compound" Properties
    • Logic and the Empirical Conception of Properties
    • The Status of Formal Theories
    • Future Directions
  • 8.2 The Mereology of the Forms?
    • Structured Specifications vs. Specifications of Structure
• 9 Bibliography
• 10 Other Internet Resources
• 11 Related Entries

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