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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment

14491	Rival ontological claims can both be true, if there are analytic relationships between them [Thomasson]
	Full Idea: Where there are analytic interrelations among our claims, distinct ontological claims may be true without rivalry, redundancy, or reduction.
	From: Amie L. Thomasson (Ordinary Objects [2007], 10)
	A reaction: Thus we might, I suppose, that it is analytically necessary that a lump of clay has a shape, and that a statue be made of something. Interesting.

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / d. Commitment of theories

14489	Theories do not avoid commitment to entities by avoiding certain terms or concepts [Thomasson]
	Full Idea: A theory does not avoid commitment to any entities by avoiding use of certain terms or concepts.
	From: Amie L. Thomasson (Ordinary Objects [2007], 09.4)
	A reaction: This is a salutary warning to those who apply the notion of ontological commitment rather naively.