Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Christian Wolff, Philip Kitcher and Thomas Reid

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / b. Need for abstracta

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Abstract objects were a bad way of explaining the structure in mathematics [Kitcher]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 1. Objects over Time

1350	Continuity is needed for existence, otherwise we would say a thing existed after it ceased to exist [Reid]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 13. No Identity over Time

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We treat slowly changing things as identical for the sake of economy in language [Reid]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity

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Identity is familiar to common sense, but very hard to define [Reid]

1367	Identity can only be affirmed of things which have a continued existence [Reid]

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Real identity admits of no degrees [Reid]