Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Arnauld / Nicole, Elliott Sober and Lewis Carroll (C.Dodgson)

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

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I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / b. Levels of abstraction

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We can rise by degrees through abstraction, with higher levels representing more things [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems

9558	All scientific tests will verify mathematics, so it is a background, not something being tested [Sober]