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'fragments/reports', 'A Structural Account of Mathematics' and 'Ways of Worldmaking'
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence
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Being primitive or prior always depends on a constructional system [Goodman]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / d. Humean supervenience
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We don't recognise patterns - we invent them [Goodman]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality
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Reality is largely a matter of habit [Goodman]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
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We build our world, and ignore anything that won't fit [Goodman]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
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If a successful theory confirms mathematics, presumably a failed theory disconfirms it? [Chihara]
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No scientific explanation would collapse if mathematical objects were shown not to exist [Chihara]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
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A world can be full of variety or not, depending on how we sort it [Goodman]
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