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Ideas for 'Mathematical Methods in Philosophy', 'On Carnap's Views on Ontology' and 'Equality'

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence

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If 'exist' doesn't express a property, we can hardly ask for its essence [Horsten/Pettigrew]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment

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Names have no ontological commitment, because we can deny that they name anything [Quine]

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

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We can use quantification for commitment to unnameable things like the real numbers [Quine]