?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Polar+Concept+Argument+for+the+Existence+of+Abstracta&rft.creator=Franceschi%2C+Paul&rft.subject=Metaphysics&rft.description=I+present+a+polar+concept+argument+for+the+existence+of+abstract+objects.+After+recalling+the+fundamentals+of+the+debate+about+the+existence+of+abstracta%2C+I+present+in+a+detailed+way+the+argument+for+the+existence+of+abstracta.+I+offer+two+different+variations+of+the+argument%3A+one%2C+deductive+and+the+other%2C+inductive.+The+argument+rests+primarily+on+the+fact+that+our+universe+is+well-balanced.+This+well-balanced+property+results+from+the+fact+that+all+instantiable+polar+dualities+are+instantiated.+Hence%2C+the+abstract+pole+of+the+abstract%2Fconcrete+duality+must+also+be+exemplified.+Lastly%2C+I+review+several+objections+that+can+be+raised+against+the+present+argument.&rft.date=2004-05&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3636%2F1%2Fpca-en.PDF&rft.identifier=++Franceschi%2C+Paul++(2004)+A+Polar+Concept+Argument+for+the+Existence+of+Abstracta.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3636%2F