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'Abstract Objects: a Case Study', 'Logical Atomism' and 'The Putney Debates'
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / d. Logical atoms
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Russell gave up logical atomism because of negative, general and belief propositions [Russell, by Read]
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To mean facts we assert them; to mean simples we name them [Russell]
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'Simples' are not experienced, but are inferred at the limits of analysis [Russell]
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Better to construct from what is known, than to infer what is unknown [Russell]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete
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We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo]
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Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts
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As propositions can be put in subject-predicate form, we wrongly infer that facts have substance-quality form [Russell]
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