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Stawson, P.F., "Particular and general", Proceedings of the Aristolien Society, LIV, 1954. Google
Other Reference
Loux, M.J. (ed), Universals and Particulars, New York: Doubleday, 1970
70 ;;Quote: an individual is an instance of something general; pure particulars do not exist
88 ;;Quote: a general thing abstracts from an actual distribution; so the meaning of general things determines reference
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