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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'On Simple Theories of a Complex World' and 'A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility'

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 6. Making Negative Truths

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Negative existentials have 'totality facts' as truthmakers [Armstrong, by Lewis]

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]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility

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All possibilities are recombinations of properties in the actual world [Armstrong, by Lewis]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

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It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine]

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There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine]