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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
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Chrysippus says action is the criterion for existence, which must be physical [Chrysippus, by Tieleman]
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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 / 2. Realism
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Realists believe truth is correspondence, independent of humans, is bivalent, and is unique [Putnam]
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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 / 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]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 3. Proposed Categories
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Stoics categories are Substrate, Quality, Disposition, and Relation [Chrysippus, by Pasnau]
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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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