Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Willard Quine and George Boolos
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects
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The notion of a physical object is by far the most useful one for science [Quine]
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If physical objects are a myth, they are useful for making sense of experience [Quine]
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Treating scattered sensations as single objects simplifies our understanding of experience [Quine]
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Physical objects in space-time are just events or processes, no matter how disconnected [Quine]
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A physical object is the four-dimensional material content of a portion of space-time [Quine]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / a. Nature of abstracta
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I am a fan of abstract objects, and confident of their existence [Boolos]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / b. Need for abstracta
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Our conceptual scheme becomes more powerful when we posit abstract objects [Quine]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / c. Modern abstracta
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We deal with abstract objects all the time: software, poems, mistakes, triangles.. [Boolos]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects
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Definite descriptions can't unambiguously pick out an object which doesn't exist [Lycan on Quine]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
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I prefer 'no object without identity' to Quine's 'no entity without identity' [Lowe on Quine]
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No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine]
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