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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Elimination of Metaphysics by Analysis of Language' and 'The Flow of Time'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 7. Against Metaphysics

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Metaphysics uses empty words, or just produces pseudo-statements [Carnap]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

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Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / h. Presentism

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Presentists lack the materials for a realist view of change [Price,H]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / d. Time series

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The present moment, time's direction, and time's dynamic quality seem to be objective facts [Price,H]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / g. Time's arrow

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We must explain either the existence of a time direction, or our psychological sense of it [Price,H]