Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Stilpo, Anaxagoras and Nelson Goodman

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence

481	Nothing is created or destroyed; there is only mixing and separation [Anaxagoras]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / f. Primary being

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Anaxagoras's concept of supreme Mind has a simple First and a multiple One [Anaxagoras, by Plotinus]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence

17656

Being primitive or prior always depends on a constructional system [Goodman]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience

17661

We don't recognise patterns - we invent them [Goodman]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / a. Fundamental reality

17995

Basic is the potentially perceptible, then comes the contrary qualities, and finally the 'elements' [Anaxagoras]

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

17659

Reality is largely a matter of habit [Goodman]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

17657

We build our world, and ignore anything that won't fit [Goodman]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism

17654

A world can be full of variety or not, depending on how we sort it [Goodman]