Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Eubulides, Alvin Plantinga and Michael Dummett

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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

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You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett]

9873	Abstract terms are acceptable as long as we know how they function linguistically [Dummett]

9086	The idea of abstract objects is not ontological; it comes from the epistemological idea of abstraction [Plantinga]

9087	Theists may see abstract objects as really divine thoughts [Plantinga]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence

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Since abstract objects cannot be picked out, we must rely on identity statements [Dummett]

9993	There is no reason why abstraction by equivalence classes should be called 'logical' [Dummett, by Tait]

9857	We arrive at the concept 'suicide' by comparing 'Cato killed Cato' with 'Brutus killed Brutus' [Dummett]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique

9833	To abstract from spoons (to get the same number as the forks), the spoons must be indistinguishable too [Dummett]

8165	To 'abstract from' is a logical process, as opposed to the old mental view [Dummett]