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Ideas for 'The Philosophy of Philosophy', 'What is Art?' and 'Writing the Book of the World'

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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 / 9. States of Affairs

15009

We must distinguish 'concrete' from 'abstract' and necessary states of affairs. [Sider]

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]

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]