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Full Idea
I am against Armstrong's strong categoricalism, that is, the thesis that all basic properties are categorical.
Gist of Idea
Armstrong holds that all basic properties are categorical
Source
report of David M. Armstrong (What is a Law of Nature? [1983]) by Brian Ellis - The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism 3
Book Ref
Ellis,Brian: 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism' [Acument 2009], p.56
A Reaction
I certainly agree with this, as I cannot see where the power would come from to get the whole thing off the ground. Armstrong depends on universals to necessitate what happens, which I find very peculiar.