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'The Nature of Things', 'The Theory of Knowledge' and 'Logical Atomism'
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms
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Russell gave up logical atomism because of negative, general and belief propositions [Russell, by Read]
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To mean facts we assert them; to mean simples we name them [Russell]
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'Simples' are not experienced, but are inferred at the limits of analysis [Russell]
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Better to construct from what is known, than to infer what is unknown [Russell]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts
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As propositions can be put in subject-predicate form, we wrongly infer that facts have substance-quality form [Russell]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / d. Negative facts
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There can't be a negative of a complex, which is negated by its non-existence [Potter on Russell]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
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Extreme nominalists say all classification is arbitrary convention [Quinton]
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