{"product_id":"9783868380712","title":"Universality in Set Theories: A Study in Formal Ontology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscusses the fate of universality and a universal set in several set theories. Set theories \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ontologies. They posit sets and claim that these exhibit the essential properties laid down in the set theoretical axioms. Collecting these postulated entities quantified over poses the problem of universality. Is the \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e of the set theoretical entities itself a set theoretical entity? What does it mean if it is, and what does it mean if it is not? To answer these questions involves developing a theory of the \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euniversal set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuel Bremer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Düsseldorf in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ontos Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052584419568,"sku":"9783868380712","price":83.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783868380712_p0.jpg?v=1763700859","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783868380712","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}