Ideas from 'Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis' by Willard Quine [1950], by Theme Structure
[found in 'From a Logical Point of View' by Quine,Willard [Harper and Row 1963,0-06-130566-9]].
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
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We aren't stuck with our native conceptual scheme; we can gradually change it
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes
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A river is a process, with stages; if we consider it as one thing, we are considering a process
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete
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We don't say 'red' is abstract, unlike a river, just because it has discontinuous shape
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment
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General terms don't commit us ontologically, but singular terms with substitution do
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
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Discourse generally departmentalizes itself to some degree
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 4. Concept Nominalism
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Understanding 'is square' is knowing when to apply it, not knowing some object
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 6. Mereological Nominalism
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Red is the largest red thing in the universe
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'Red' is a single concrete object in space-time; 'red' and 'drop' are parts of a red drop
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity
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To unite a sequence of ostensions to make one object, a prior concept of identity is needed
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects
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We should just identify any items which are indiscernible within a given discourse
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 5. Concepts and Language / b. Concepts are linguistic
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Concepts are language
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought
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Apply '-ness' or 'class of' to abstract general terms, to get second-level abstract singular terms
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