Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Roderick Firth, John Duns Scotus and Craig Bourne

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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 1. Nature of Relations

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All relations between spatio-temporal objects are either spatio-temporal, or causal [Bourne]

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It is a necessary condition for the existence of relations that both of the relata exist [Bourne]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

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Accidents must have formal being, if they are principles of real action, and of mental action and thought [Duns Scotus]

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

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Duns Scotus was a realist about universals [Duns Scotus, by Dumont]

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

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If only the singular exists, science is impossible, as that relies on true generalities [Duns Scotus, by Panaccio]

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If things were singular they would only differ numerically, but horse and tulip differ more than that [Duns Scotus, by Panaccio]