Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Dappled World', 'In Defence of Three-Dimensionalism' and 'Second Philosophy'

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7 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 7. Second-Order Logic

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Henkin semantics is more plausible for plural logic than for second-order logic [Maddy]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism

12295

3-D says things are stretched in space but not in time, and entire at a time but not at a location [Fine,K]

12298

Genuine motion, rather than variation of position, requires the 'entire presence' of the object [Fine,K]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

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4-D says things are stretched in space and in time, and not entire at a time or at a location [Fine,K]

18882

You can ask when the wedding was, but not (usually) when the bride was [Fine,K, by Simons]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts

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Three-dimensionalist can accept temporal parts, as things enduring only for an instant [Fine,K]

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

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Theories can never represent accurately, because their components are abstract [Cartwright,N, by Portides]