Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Crispin Wright, Alonzo Church and Edouard Machery

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

13884

The idea that 'exist' has multiple senses is not coherent [Wright,C]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / b. Commitment of quantifiers

13877

Singular terms in true sentences must refer to objects; there is no further question about their existence [Wright,C]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories

18564

Do categories store causal knowledge, or typical properties, or knowledge of individuals? [Machery]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation

18604

Are quick and slow categorisation the same process, or quite different? [Machery]

18573

For each category of objects (such as 'dog') an individual seems to have several concepts [Machery]

18602

A thing is classified if its features are likely to be generated by that category's causal laws [Machery]

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

18565

There may be ad hoc categories, such as the things to pack in your suitcase for a trip [Machery]