Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, New Scientist writers and Carrie Jenkins

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

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Current physics says matter and antimatter should have reduced to light at the big bang [New Sci.]

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CP violation shows a decay imbalance in matter and antimatter, leading to matter's dominance [New Sci.]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / c. Grounding and explanation

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We can learn about the world by studying the grounding of our concepts [Jenkins]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence

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There's essential, modal, explanatory, conceptual, metaphysical and constitutive dependence [Jenkins, by PG]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 4. Category Realism

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The concepts we have to use for categorising are ones which map the real world well [Jenkins]