Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Melvin Fitting, J Hoffman/G Rosenkrantz and Michael Potter

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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / a. Types of relation

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A relation is a set consisting entirely of ordered pairs [Potter]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / c. Ancestral relation

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'Greater than', which is the ancestral of 'successor', strictly orders the natural numbers [Potter]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals

8962	'There are shapes which are never exemplified' is the toughest example for nominalists [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8961	Nominalists are motivated by Ockham's Razor and a distrust of unobservables [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]