Combining Philosophers
Ideas for William James, Paul O'Grady and Epicurus
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence
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Nothing comes to be from what doesn't exist [Epicurus]
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If disappearing things went to nothingness, nothing could return, and it would all be gone by now [Epicurus]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change
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The totality is complete, so there is no room for it to change, and nothing extraneous to change it [Epicurus]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
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Anti-realists say our theories (such as wave-particle duality) give reality incompatible properties [O'Grady]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 6. Physicalism
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Astronomical movements are blessed, but they don't need the help of the gods [Epicurus]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts
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What counts as a fact partly depends on the availability of human concepts to describe them [O'Grady]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / c. Facts and truths
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Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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Classification can only ever be for a particular purpose [James]
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