Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Susan A. Gelman, Benjamin Constant and David Hume

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

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There is no medium state between existence and non-existence [Hume]

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

7700	We can't think about the abstract idea of triangles, but only of particular triangles [Hume]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation

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Even fairly simple animals make judgements based on categories [Gelman]

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Children accept real stable categories, with nonobvious potential that gives causal explanations [Gelman]