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Ideas for Anaximander, Jan-Erik Jones and Hartry Field

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / d. Problems with abstracta

18213	Abstract objects are only applicable to the world if they are impure, and connect to the physical [Field,H]
	Full Idea: To be able to apply any postulated abstract entities to the physical world, we need impure abstact entities, e.g. functions that map physical objects into pure abstract objects.
	From: Hartry Field (Science without Numbers [1980], 1)
	A reaction: I am a fan of 'impure metaphysics', and this pinpoints my reason very nicely.