Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Benjamin Constant, John Locke and Richard Bentley

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence
8910 General and universal are not real entities, but useful inventions of the mind, concerning words or ideas [Locke]
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
12554 Existences can only be known by experience [Locke]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms
12502 Comparisons boil down to simple elements of sensation or reflection [Locke]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism
12568 God assures me of the existence of external things [Locke]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / c. Vagueness as ignorance
12516 Obscure simple ideas result from poor senses, brief impressions, or poor memory [Locke]
12517 Ideas are uncertain when they are unnamed, because too close to other ideas [Locke]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
13435 We can't categorise things by their real essences, because these are unknown [Locke]
12535 If we discovered real essences, we would still categorise things by the external appearance [Locke]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
13436 There are no gaps in the continuum of nature, and everything has something closely resembling it [Locke]