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'Thinking About Mathematics', 'A Structural Account of Mathematics' and 'Letters to Antoine Arnauld'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / g. Particular being
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What is not truly one being is not truly a being either [Leibniz]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / a. Nature of supervenience
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A thing 'expresses' another if they have a constant and fixed relationship [Leibniz]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
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If a successful theory confirms mathematics, presumably a failed theory disconfirms it? [Chihara]
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No scientific explanation would collapse if mathematical objects were shown not to exist [Chihara]
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