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'The Philosophy of Philosophy', 'Abstract Objects' and 'Thought and Reality'
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought
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A theory of thought will include propositional attitudes as well as propositions [Dummett]
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The theories of meaning and understanding are the only routes to an account of thought [Dummett]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
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The Way of Abstraction used to say an abstraction is an idea that was formed by abstracting [Rosen]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 5. Abstracta by Negation
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Nowadays abstractions are defined as non-spatial, causally inert things [Rosen]
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Chess may be abstract, but it has existed in specific space and time [Rosen]
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Sets are said to be abstract and non-spatial, but a set of books can be on a shelf [Rosen]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 6. Abstracta by Conflation
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Conflating abstractions with either sets or universals is a big claim, needing a big defence [Rosen]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
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Functional terms can pick out abstractions by asserting an equivalence relation [Rosen]
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Abstraction by equivalence relationships might prove that a train is an abstract entity [Rosen]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
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To 'abstract from' is a logical process, as opposed to the old mental view [Dummett]
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