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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Dispositions' and 'The Logical Form of Action Sentences'

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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / a. Nature of events

7771	We need 'events' to explain adverbs, which are adjectival predicates of events [Davidson, by Lycan]

8860	Language-learning is not good enough evidence for the existence of events [Yablo on Davidson]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

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Modest realism says there is a reality; the presumptuous view says we can accurately describe it [Mumford]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Anti-realists deny truth-values to all statements, and say evidence and ontology are inseparable [Mumford]

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

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If the best theory of adverbs refers to events, then our ontology should include events [Davidson, by Sider]