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All the ideas for ''Ostrich Nominalism' or 'Mirage Realism'?', 'I.7 Our deeds are judged by intention' and 'Calculus Ratiocinator'

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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
8502 Realism doesn't explain 'a is F' any further by saying it is 'a has F-ness' [Devitt]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals
8503 The particular/universal distinction is unhelpful clutter; we should accept 'a is F' as basic [Devitt]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / c. Nominalism about abstracta
8501 Quineans take predication about objects as basic, not reference to properties they may have [Devitt]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / a. Idealism
12742 A whole is just its parts, but there are no smallest parts, so only minds and perceptions exist [Leibniz]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
7496 Rules and duties are based on the will, as that is all we control [Montaigne]