Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Necessary Existents', 'Quantifiers and Propositional Attitudes' and 'Abstract Entities'

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6 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence

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Some abstract things have a beginning and end, so may exist in time (though not space) [Swoyer]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

14594

Ontologists seek existence and identity conditions, and modal and epistemic status for a thing [Swoyer]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

14595

Can properties exemplify other properties? [Swoyer]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

14593

Quantum field theory suggests that there are, fundamentally, no individual things [Swoyer]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings

9471	Intensions are creatures of darkness which should be exorcised [Quine]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions

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Propositions (such as 'that dog is barking') only exist if their items exist [Williamson]