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13120 | Chisholm divides things into contingent and necessary, and then individuals, states and non-states |
Full Idea: Chisholm's Ontological Categories: ENTIA - {Contingent - [Individual - (Boundaries)(Substances)] [States - (Events)]} {Necessary - [States] [Non-States - (Attributes)(Substance)]} | |||
From: report of Roderick Chisholm (A Realistic Theory of Categories [1996], p.3) by Jan Westerhoff - Ontological Categories §01 | |||
A reaction: [I am attempting a textual representation of a tree diagram! The bracket-styles indicate the levels.] |