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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / c. Becoming

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There is no being beyond becoming [Deleuze]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / b. Vagueness of reality

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Evans argues (falsely!) that a contradiction follows from treating objects as vague [Evans, by Lowe]

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Is it coherent that reality is vague, identities can be vague, and objects can have fuzzy boundaries? [Evans]

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Evans assumes there can be vague identity statements, and that his proof cannot be right [Evans, by Lewis]

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There clearly are vague identity statements, and Evans's argument has a false conclusion [Evans, by Lewis]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

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If a=b is indeterminate, then a=/=b, and so there cannot be indeterminate identity [Evans, by Thomasson]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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There can't be vague identity; a and b must differ, since a, unlike b, is only vaguely the same as b [Evans, by PG]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / e. Liberal community

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Liberals are not too individualistic, because people recognise and value social relations [Kymlicka]