Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Xenophanes, Nelson Goodman and Thomas Nagel

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

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

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

4242	Pure supervenience explains nothing, and is a sign of something fundamental we don't know [Nagel]

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

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

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

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Reality is largely a matter of habit [Goodman]

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

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

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

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