Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Sarah Bakewell and David M. Armstrong

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality

8507	Some think of reality as made of things; I prefer facts or states of affairs [Armstrong]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 5. Naturalism

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'Naturalism' says only the world of space-time exists [Armstrong]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 7. Fictionalism

9497	Without modality, Armstrong falls back on fictionalism to support counterfactual laws [Bird on Armstrong]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact

17688

Negative facts are supervenient on positive facts, suggesting they are positive facts [Armstrong]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 9. States of Affairs

18374

Truthmaking needs states of affairs, to unite particulars with tropes or universals. [Armstrong]