Theo Todman's Web Page - Paper Abstracts

Question

”Explain, on Lewis’s special terminology, the distinction between properties and universals¹. Explain how universals², so understood, can contribute to solving either the grue or raven paradox. Also, apply the idea to reference — e.g., how can universals³ contribute to providing the meanings of natural kind⁴ terms? Ultimately, why does Lewis reject universals⁵, though? How, instead, does he account for the “one over many”?”