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'Through the Looking Glass', 'Examination of Sir Wm Hamilton's Philosophy' and 'Every Thing Must Go'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing
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I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
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Only admit into ontology what is explanatory and predictive [Ladyman/Ross]
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To be is to be a real pattern [Ladyman/Ross]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes
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Any process can be described as transfer of measurable information [Ladyman/Ross]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / a. Fundamental reality
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We say there is no fundamental level to ontology, and reality is just patterns [Ladyman/Ross]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete
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If concrete is spatio-temporal and causal, and abstract isn't, the distinction doesn't suit physics [Ladyman/Ross]
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Concrete and abstract are too crude for modern physics [Ladyman/Ross]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 6. Physicalism
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Physicalism is 'part-whole' (all parts are physical), or 'supervenience/levels' (dependence on physical) [Ladyman/Ross]
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