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Ideas for Eubulides, Rahulabhadra and E.J. Lowe

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts

8314	Are facts wholly abstract, or can they contain some concrete constituents? [Lowe]

8316	Facts cannot be wholly abstract if they enter into causal relations [Lowe]

8318	The problem with the structured complex view of facts is what binds the constituents [Lowe]

8323	It is whimsical to try to count facts - how many facts did I learn before breakfast? [Lowe]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / e. Facts rejected

8313	Facts are needed for truth-making and causation, but they seem to lack identity criteria [Lowe]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment

8258	Two of the main rivals for the foundations of ontology are substances, and facts or states-of-affairs [Lowe]

8301	Some abstractions exist despite lacking causal powers, because explanation needs them [Lowe]