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Ideas for Penelope Maddy, Graham Farmelo and A.J. Ayer
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies
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Positivists regard ontology as either meaningless or stipulated [Ayer, by Robinson,H]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / b. Commitment of quantifiers
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It is currently held that quantifying over something implies belief in its existence [Ayer]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
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The theoretical indispensability of atoms did not at first convince scientists that they were real [Maddy]
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