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'Parmenides', 'Grundlagen der Arithmetik (Foundations)' and 'Every Thing Must Go'
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects
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Things are constructs for tracking patterns (and not linguistic, because animals do it) [Ladyman/Ross]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / a. Nature of abstracta
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Not all objects are spatial; 4 can still be an object, despite lacking spatial co-ordinates [Frege]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / c. Modern abstracta
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Frege says singular terms denote objects, numerals are singular terms, so numbers exist [Frege, by Hale]
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Frege establishes abstract objects independently from concrete ones, by falling under a concept [Frege, by Dummett]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 3. Objects in Thought
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For Frege, objects just are what singular terms refer to [Frege, by Hale/Wright]
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Without concepts we would not have any objects [Frege, by Shapiro]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
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Frege's universe comes already divided into objects [Frege, by Koslicki]
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Maybe individuation can be explained by thermodynamic depth [Ladyman/Ross]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects
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Physics seems to imply that we must give up self-subsistent individuals [Ladyman/Ross]
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There is no single view of individuals, because different sciences operate on different scales [Ladyman/Ross]
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There are no cats in quantum theory, and no mountains in astrophysics [Ladyman/Ross]
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