Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Henry of Ghent, Edouard Machery and J.P. Moreland
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies
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Existence theories must match experience, possibility, logic and knowledge, and not be self-defeating [Moreland]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories
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Do categories store causal knowledge, or typical properties, or knowledge of individuals? [Machery]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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Are quick and slow categorisation the same process, or quite different? [Machery]
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For each category of objects (such as 'dog') an individual seems to have several concepts [Machery]
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A thing is classified if its features are likely to be generated by that category's causal laws [Machery]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 3. Proposed Categories
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Substance, Quantity and Quality are real; other categories depend on those three [Henry of Ghent]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
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There may be ad hoc categories, such as the things to pack in your suitcase for a trip [Machery]
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