Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, John Heil and Neil E. Williams
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies
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The status quo is part of what exists, and so needs metaphysical explanation [Williams,NE]
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A metaphysic is a set of wider explanations derived from a basic ontology [Williams,NE]
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Humeans say properties are passive, possibility is vast, laws are descriptions, causation is weak [Williams,NE]
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We shouldn't posit the existence of anything we have a word for [Williams,NE]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism
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Realism says some of our concepts 'cut nature at the joints' [Heil]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
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Anti-realists who reduce reality to language must explain the existence of language [Heil]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / d. Commitment of theories
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Fundamental ontology aims at the preconditions for any true theory [Heil]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
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Our quantifications only reveal the truths we accept; the ontology and truthmakers are another matter [Heil]
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