Combining Philosophers
Ideas for W. David Ross, John Locke and Rudolph Carnap
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13 ideas
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence
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General and universal are not real entities, but useful inventions of the mind, concerning words or ideas [Locke]
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Internal questions about abstractions are trivial, and external ones deeply problematic [Carnap, by Szabó]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
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Existences can only be known by experience [Locke]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms
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Comparisons boil down to simple elements of sensation or reflection [Locke]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies
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Existence questions are 'internal' (within a framework) or 'external' (concerning the whole framework) [Carnap]
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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]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality
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To be 'real' is to be an element of a system, so we cannot ask reality questions about the system itself [Carnap]
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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]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment
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A linguistic framework involves commitment to entities, so only commitment to the framework is in question [Carnap]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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We can't categorise things by their real essences, because these are unknown [Locke]
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If we discovered real essences, we would still categorise things by the external appearance [Locke]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
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There are no gaps in the continuum of nature, and everything has something closely resembling it [Locke]
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