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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 1. Nature of Relations

5371	Because we depend on correspondence, we know relations better than we know the items that relate [Russell]

5407	That Edinburgh is north of London is a non-mental fact, so relations are independent universals [Russell]

8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / a. Types of relation

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A reflexive relation entails that the relation can't be asymmetric [David]