Combining Philosophers
Ideas for W. David Ross, John Locke and Rudolph Carnap
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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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