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

18770	We can distinguish 'ontological' from 'existential' commitment, for different kinds of being [Anderson,CA]
	Full Idea: There are sensible ways to maike a distinction between different kinds of being. ..One need not fear that this leads to a 'bloated ontology'. ...We need only distinguish 'ontological commitment' from 'existential commitment'
	From: C. Anthony Anderson (Identity and Existence in Logic [2014], 2.6)
	A reaction: He speaks of giving fictional and abstract entities a 'lower score' in existence. I think he means the 'ontological' commitment to be the stronger of the two.