Abstract particulars
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Abstract particulars are metaphysical entities which are both abstract objects and particulars.
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Examples
Individual numbers are often classified as abstract particulars because they are neither concrete objects nor universals — they are particular things which do not themselves occur in space or time. Tropes are another example of entities cited as abstract particulars.
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History
The concept of "abstract particularity" (abstrakte Besonderheit) was introduced in philosophy by G. W. F. Hegel.
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See also
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