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Ideas for 'Saundaranandakavya', 'Truthmakers' and 'Abstract Entities'

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence

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Some abstract things have a beginning and end, so may exist in time (though not space) [Swoyer]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

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Maybe it only exists if it is a truthmaker (rather than the value of a variable)? [MacBride]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding

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Different types of 'grounding' seem to have no more than a family resemblance relation [MacBride]

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Which has priority - 'grounding' or 'truth-making'? [MacBride]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms

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Russell allows some complex facts, but Wittgenstein only allows atomic facts [MacBride]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

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Ontologists seek existence and identity conditions, and modal and epistemic status for a thing [Swoyer]