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Ideas for 'The Philosophy of Philosophy', 'Problems in Personal Identity' and 'The Powers Metaphysics'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

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The status quo is part of what exists, and so needs metaphysical explanation [Williams,NE]

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A metaphysic is a set of wider explanations derived from a basic ontology [Williams,NE]

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Humeans say properties are passive, possibility is vast, laws are descriptions, causation is weak [Williams,NE]

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We shouldn't posit the existence of anything we have a word for [Williams,NE]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

9601	The realist/anti-realist debate is notoriously obscure and fruitless [Williamson]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / b. Vagueness of reality

9599	There cannot be vague objects, so there may be no such thing as a mountain [Williamson]