title: A Polar Concept Argument for the Existence of Abstracta creator: Franceschi, Paul subject: Metaphysics 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, I present in a detailed way the argument for the existence of abstracta. I offer two different variations of the argument: one, deductive and the other, 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, the abstract pole of the abstract/concrete duality must also be exemplified. Lastly, I review several objections that can be raised against the present argument. date: 2004-05 type: Preprint type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf identifier: http://cogprints.org/3636/1/pca-en.PDF identifier: Franceschi, Paul (2004) A Polar Concept Argument for the Existence of Abstracta. [Preprint] relation: http://cogprints.org/3636/