Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Ryan Wasserman, Frances A. Yates and Michael Dummett
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought
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You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett]
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Abstract terms are acceptable as long as we know how they function linguistically [Dummett]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
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Since abstract objects cannot be picked out, we must rely on identity statements [Dummett]
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There is no reason why abstraction by equivalence classes should be called 'logical' [Dummett, by Tait]
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We arrive at the concept 'suicide' by comparing 'Cato killed Cato' with 'Brutus killed Brutus' [Dummett]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
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To abstract from spoons (to get the same number as the forks), the spoons must be indistinguishable too [Dummett]
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To 'abstract from' is a logical process, as opposed to the old mental view [Dummett]
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