Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Carl Hempel, C. Anthony Anderson and Roy Ellen

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

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Do mathematicians use 'existence' differently when they say some entity exists? [Anderson,CA]

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

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We can distinguish 'ontological' from 'existential' commitment, for different kinds of being [Anderson,CA]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories

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Monothetic categories have fixed defining features, and polythetic categories do not [Ellen]

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In symbolic classification, the categories are linked to rules [Ellen]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation

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Several words may label a category; one word can name several categories; some categories lack words [Ellen]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism

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Continuous experience sometimes needs imposition of boundaries to create categories [Ellen]