Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Chris Swoyer and Frank Jackson

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence

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Some abstract things have a beginning and end, so may exist in time (though not space) [Swoyer]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction

6984	Smooth reductions preserve high-level laws in the lower level [Jackson]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / a. Nature of supervenience

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Supervenience is nowadays seen as between properties, rather than linguistic [Swoyer]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

14594

Ontologists seek existence and identity conditions, and modal and epistemic status for a thing [Swoyer]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Anti-realists can't explain different methods to measure distance [Swoyer]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Vagueness / b. Vagueness of reality

6978	Baldness is just hair distribution, but the former is indeterminate, unlike the latter [Jackson]