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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence
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I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
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Chrysippus says action is the criterion for existence, which must be physical [Chrysippus, by Tieleman]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience
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The Humean view is wrong; laws and direction of time are primitive, and atoms are decided by physics [Maudlin]
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Lewis says it supervenes on the Mosaic, but actually thinks the Mosaic is all there is [Maudlin]
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If the Humean Mosaic is ontological bedrock, there can be no explanation of its structure [Maudlin]
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The 'spinning disc' is just impossible, because there cannot be 'homogeneous matter' [Maudlin]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact
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There are simple and complex facts; the latter depend on further facts [Chrysippus, by Cicero]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / d. Commitment of theories
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To get an ontology from ontological commitment, just add that some theory is actually true [Maudlin]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
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Naïve translation from natural to formal language can hide or multiply the ontology [Maudlin]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 3. Proposed Categories
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Stoics categories are Substrate, Quality, Disposition, and Relation [Chrysippus, by Pasnau]
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