Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Dicaearchus and E.J. Lowe

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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought
Abstractions are non-spatial, or dependent, or derived from concepts [Lowe]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 5. Abstracta by Negation
Concrete and abstract objects are distinct because the former have causal powers and relations [Lowe]
The centre of mass of the solar system is a non-causal abstract object, despite having a location [Lowe]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
You can think of a direction without a line, but a direction existing with no lines is inconceivable [Lowe]