Combining Philosophers
Ideas for John Dupré, Alexius Meinong and Paul Johnson
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / c. Modern abstracta
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There can be impossible and contradictory objects, if they can have properties [Meinong, by Friend]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 3. Objects in Thought
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There are objects of which it is true that there are no such objects [Meinong]
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Meinong says an object need not exist, but must only have properties [Meinong, by Friend]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects
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Meinong said all objects of thought (even self-contradictions) have some sort of being [Meinong, by Lycan]
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The objects of knowledge are far more numerous than objects which exist [Meinong]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Natural kinds don't need essentialism to be explanatory [Dupré]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species
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A species might have its essential genetic mechanism replaced by a new one [Dupré]
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It seems that species lack essential properties, so they can't be natural kinds [Dupré]
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