Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Herodotus, Rudolph Carnap and Tim Button
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence
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Internal questions about abstractions are trivial, and external ones deeply problematic [Carnap, by Szabó]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies
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Existence questions are 'internal' (within a framework) or 'external' (concerning the whole framework) [Carnap]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism
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Realists believe in independent objects, correspondence, and fallibility of all theories [Button]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality
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To be 'real' is to be an element of a system, so we cannot ask reality questions about the system itself [Carnap]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
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Indeterminacy arguments say if a theory can be made true, it has multiple versions [Button]
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An ideal theory can't be wholly false, because its consistency implies a true model [Button]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment
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A linguistic framework involves commitment to entities, so only commitment to the framework is in question [Carnap]
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