Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Penelope Maddy, John Haldane and John Locke

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

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God assures me of the existence of external things [Locke]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / c. Vagueness as ignorance

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Obscure simple ideas result from poor senses, brief impressions, or poor memory [Locke]

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Ideas are uncertain when they are unnamed, because too close to other ideas [Locke]

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]