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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

5992	Chrysippus says action is the criterion for existence, which must be physical [Chrysippus, by Tieleman]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

1630	We can only see an alien language in terms of our own thought structures (e.g. physical/abstract) [Quine]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact

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There are simple and complex facts; the latter depend on further facts [Chrysippus, by Cicero]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / b. Commitment of quantifiers

5747	"No entity without identity" - our ontology must contain items with settled identity conditions [Quine, by Melia]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 3. Proposed Categories

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Stoics categories are Substrate, Quality, Disposition, and Relation [Chrysippus, by Pasnau]