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'The Sign of Four', 'Logical Properties' and 'Doing Without Concepts'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence
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Existence is a primary quality, non-existence a secondary quality [McGinn]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
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Existence can't be analysed as instantiating a property, as instantiation requires existence [McGinn]
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We can't analyse the sentence 'something exists' in terms of instantiated properties [McGinn]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality
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If causal power is the test for reality, that will exclude necessities and possibilities [McGinn]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact
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Facts are object-plus-extension, or property-plus-set-of-properties, or object-plus-property [McGinn]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories
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Do categories store causal knowledge, or typical properties, or knowledge of individuals? [Machery]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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Are quick and slow categorisation the same process, or quite different? [Machery]
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For each category of objects (such as 'dog') an individual seems to have several concepts [Machery]
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A thing is classified if its features are likely to be generated by that category's causal laws [Machery]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
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There may be ad hoc categories, such as the things to pack in your suitcase for a trip [Machery]
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