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'Writing the Book of the World', 'Truth-makers and dependence' and 'lectures'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence
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Either p is true or not-p is true, so something is true, so something exists [Liggins]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / b. Relata of grounding
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The dependence of {Socrates} on Socrates involves a set and a philosopher, not facts [Liggins]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence
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Non-causal dependence is at present only dimly understood [Liggins]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / a. Nature of supervenience
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Supervenience is a modal connection [Sider]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
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Necessities supervene on everything, but don't depend on everything [Liggins]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / b. Types of fundamental
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Is fundamentality in whole propositions (and holistic), or in concepts (and atomic)? [Sider]
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Tables and chairs have fundamental existence, but not fundamental natures [Sider]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / a. Pure stuff
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Unlike things, stuff obeys unrestricted composition and mereological essentialism [Sider]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 9. States of Affairs
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We must distinguish 'concrete' from 'abstract' and necessary states of affairs. [Sider]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / d. Commitment of theories
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Accept the ontology of your best theory - and also that it carves nature at the joints [Sider]
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