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Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, James Van Cleve and Robert Kirk

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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / c. Nativist concepts

4997	It seems unlikely that most concepts are innate, if a theory must be understood to grasp them [Kirk,R]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence

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Abstracted objects are not mental creations, but depend on equivalence between given entities [Hale/Wright]

8786	One first-order abstraction principle is Frege's definition of 'direction' in terms of parallel lines [Hale/Wright]

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Abstractionism needs existential commitment and uniform truth-conditions [Hale/Wright]

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Equivalence abstraction refers to objects otherwise beyond our grasp [Hale/Wright]