Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Lycophron, Rudolph Carnap and Robert Kirk

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence

8960	Internal questions about abstractions are trivial, and external ones deeply problematic [Carnap, by Szabó]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction

4986	A weaker kind of reductionism than direct translation is the use of 'bridge laws' [Kirk,R]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

13933

Existence questions are 'internal' (within a framework) or 'external' (concerning the whole framework) [Carnap]

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

13934

To be 'real' is to be an element of a system, so we cannot ask reality questions about the system itself [Carnap]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment

13938

A linguistic framework involves commitment to entities, so only commitment to the framework is in question [Carnap]