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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Speaking of Objects' and 'Principles of Philosophy'

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

1630	We can only see an alien language in terms of our own thought structures (e.g. physical/abstract) [Quine]

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

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Realism is basic to the scientific method [Peirce]

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

6949	If someone doubted reality, they would not actually feel dissatisfaction [Peirce]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / b. Commitment of quantifiers

5747	"No entity without identity" - our ontology must contain items with settled identity conditions [Quine, by Melia]