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All the ideas for 'General Facts,Phys Necessity, and Metaph of Time', 'Abstract Objects: a Case Study' and 'Does Ontology Rest on a Mistake?'

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 3. Truthmaker Maximalism

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The truth-maker principle is that every truth has a sufficient truth-maker [Forrest]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / c. Neo-logicism

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Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 9. Fictional Mathematics

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Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

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Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo]

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We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 7. Fictionalism

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For me, fictions are internally true, without a significant internal or external truth-value [Yablo]

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Make-believe can help us to reason about facts and scientific procedures [Yablo]

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'The clouds are angry' can only mean '...if one were attributing emotions to clouds' [Yablo]