Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Adam Smith, M.R. Ayers and Kit Fine
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence
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'Exists' is a predicate, not a quantifier; 'electrons exist' is like 'electrons spin' [Fine,K]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence
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There are levels of existence, as well as reality; objects exist at the lowest level in which they can function [Fine,K]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / b. Being and existence
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An object's 'being' isn't existence; there's more to an object than existence, and its nature doesn't include existence [Fine,K]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence
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Abstracts cannot be identified with sets [Fine,K]
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Points in Euclidean space are abstract objects, but not introduced by abstraction [Fine,K]
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Postulationism says avoid abstract objects by giving procedures that produce truth [Fine,K]
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Just as we introduced complex numbers, so we introduced sums and temporal parts [Fine,K]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
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Real objects are those which figure in the facts that constitute reality [Fine,K]
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Being real and being fundamental are separate; Thales's water might be real and divisible [Fine,K]
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