Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Michael Dummett and John Rawls

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

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We can't say that light is concrete but radio waves abstract [Dummett]

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Ostension is possible for concreta; abstracta can only be referred to via other objects [Dummett, by Hale]

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The concrete/abstract distinction seems crude: in which category is the Mistral? [Dummett]

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We don't need a sharp concrete/abstract distinction [Dummett]

9884	The distinction of concrete/abstract, or actual/non-actual, is a scale, not a dichotomy [Dummett]