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All the ideas for 'Presentism and Properties', 'Anthropological Studies of Classification' and 'The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism'

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6 ideas

7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories
Monothetic categories have fixed defining features, and polythetic categories do not [Ellen]
In symbolic classification, the categories are linked to rules [Ellen]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
Continuous experience sometimes needs imposition of boundaries to create categories [Ellen]
13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism
Classification is no longer held to be rooted in social institutions [Ellen]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism
Economic capitalist liberty naturally leads to democratic political liberty [Novak]
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism
I am a presentist, and all language and common sense supports my view [Bigelow]