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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 4. Objectification

[tendency to treat properties and concepts as objects]

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Every external object or internal idea suggests to us the idea of unity [Locke]
The mind can make a unity out of anything, no matter how diverse [Locke]
We often treat a type as if it were a sort of token [Wollheim]
Seeing a group of soldiers as an army is irresistible, in ontology and explanation [Wiggins]
Our minds are at their best when reasoning about objects [Hofweber]
Maybe the only way we can think about a domain is by dividing it up into objects [Ladyman/Ross]