Combining Philosophers

Ideas for David O. Brink, Nelson Goodman and Thomas Hofweber

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence

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Being primitive or prior always depends on a constructional system [Goodman]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

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Supervenience offers little explanation for things which necessarily go together [Hofweber]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience

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We don't recognise patterns - we invent them [Goodman]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality

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Reality is largely a matter of habit [Goodman]

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Reality can be seen as the totality of facts, or as the totality of things [Hofweber]

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

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We build our world, and ignore anything that won't fit [Goodman]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts

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There are probably ineffable facts, systematically hidden from us [Hofweber]

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

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A world can be full of variety or not, depending on how we sort it [Goodman]