Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Augustine, Norman Malcolm and Tim Button

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

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I prefer a lack of form to mean non-existence, than to think of some quasi-existence [Augustine]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

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Three main questions seem to be whether a thing is, what it is, and what sort it is [Augustine]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

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Realists believe in independent objects, correspondence, and fallibility of all theories [Button]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Indeterminacy arguments say if a theory can be made true, it has multiple versions [Button]

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An ideal theory can't be wholly false, because its consistency implies a true model [Button]