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'Elements of Mind', 'Free Will as Involving Determinism' and 'The Metaphysics within Physics'
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / a. Nature of supervenience
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Aesthetic properties of thing supervene on their physical properties [Crane]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
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Constitution (as in a statue constituted by its marble) is supervenience without identity [Crane]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience
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The Humean view is wrong; laws and direction of time are primitive, and atoms are decided by physics [Maudlin]
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Lewis says it supervenes on the Mosaic, but actually thinks the Mosaic is all there is [Maudlin]
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If the Humean Mosaic is ontological bedrock, there can be no explanation of its structure [Maudlin]
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The 'spinning disc' is just impossible, because there cannot be 'homogeneous matter' [Maudlin]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / d. Commitment of theories
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To get an ontology from ontological commitment, just add that some theory is actually true [Maudlin]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
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Naïve translation from natural to formal language can hide or multiply the ontology [Maudlin]
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