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'Metaphysics', 'The Barcan Formula and Metaphysics' and 'Why Propositions cannot be concrete'
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought
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The idea of abstract objects is not ontological; it comes from the epistemological idea of abstraction [Plantinga]
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Theists may see abstract objects as really divine thoughts [Plantinga]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring
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Mathematicians study quantity and continuity, and remove the perceptible features of things [Aristotle]
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Mathematicians suppose inseparable aspects to be separable, and study them in isolation [Aristotle]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
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If health happened to be white, the science of health would not study whiteness [Aristotle]
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