trope
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A trope is a word, expression, or device used in a figurative sense or a common theme or element found in creative works. These can include figures of speech, clichés, or recurring motifs in literature, film, or music, such as the "enemies-to-lovers" narrative. In philosophy, particularly in metaphysics, "trope" refers to an abstract particular that represents a property of an object, like a specific instance of redness or roundness. Trope nominalism suggests that objects are composed of these individual property instances.12
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epistemologyAncient Skepticism…issue, are known as “tropes.” The judgment that a tower is round when seen at a distance, for example, is contradicted by the judgment that the tower is square when seen up close. The judgment that Providence cares for all things, which is supported by the orderliness of the…
Read More…issue, are known as “tropes.” The judgment that a tower is round when seen at a distance, for example, is contradicted by the judgment that the tower is square when seen up close. The judgment that Providence cares for all things, which is supported by the orderliness of the…
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skepticismAncient skepticism…Pyrrhonians advanced a series of tropes, or ways of opposing various kinds of knowledge claims, in order to bring about epochē (suspension of judgment). The Pyrrhonian attitude is preserved in the writings of one of its last leaders, Sextus Empiricus (2nd or 3rd century ce). In his Outlines of Pyrrhonism…
Read More…Pyrrhonians advanced a series of tropes, or ways of opposing various kinds of knowledge claims, in order to bring about epochē (suspension of judgment). The Pyrrhonian attitude is preserved in the writings of one of its last leaders, Sextus Empiricus (2nd or 3rd century ce). In his Outlines of Pyrrhonism…
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