Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Herodotus, Michael Dummett and Terence Horgan
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / b. Types of supervenience
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'Superdupervenience' is supervenience that has a robustly materialistic explanation [Horgan,T]
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'Global' supervenience is facts tracking varying physical facts in every possible world [Horgan,T]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
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Don't just observe supervenience - explain it! [Horgan,T]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete
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We can't say that light is concrete but radio waves abstract [Dummett]
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Ostension is possible for concreta; abstracta can only be referred to via other objects [Dummett, by Hale]
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The concrete/abstract distinction seems crude: in which category is the Mistral? [Dummett]
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We don't need a sharp concrete/abstract distinction [Dummett]
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The distinction of concrete/abstract, or actual/non-actual, is a scale, not a dichotomy [Dummett]
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