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All the ideas for 'Realism and Anti-Realism', 'The Realm of Matter' and 'Introduction to Philosophical Papers II'

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4 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

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The criterion of existence is the possibility of action [Santayana]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience

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Humean supervenience says the world is just a vast mosaic of qualities in space-time [Lewis]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

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Metaphysical realists are committed to all unambiguous statements being true or not true [Dummett]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

9426	The world is just a vast mosaic of little matters of local particular fact [Lewis]