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'Unconscious Cerebral Initiative', 'Empiricism, Semantics and Ontology' and 'The Universe as We Find It'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence
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Internal questions about abstractions are trivial, and external ones deeply problematic [Carnap, by Szabó]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction
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Our categories lack the neat arrangement needed for reduction [Heil]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies
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Existence questions are 'internal' (within a framework) or 'external' (concerning the whole framework) [Carnap]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality
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To be 'real' is to be an element of a system, so we cannot ask reality questions about the system itself [Carnap]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment
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A linguistic framework involves commitment to entities, so only commitment to the framework is in question [Carnap]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / d. Commitment of theories
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Fundamental ontology aims at the preconditions for any true theory [Heil]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
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Our quantifications only reveal the truths we accept; the ontology and truthmakers are another matter [Heil]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 4. Category Realism
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Ontology aims to give the fundamental categories of being [Heil]
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