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Ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Anthropological Studies of Classification' and 'Abstract Entities'

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 4. Abstract Existence

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Some abstract things have a beginning and end, so may exist in time (though not space) [Swoyer]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

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Ontologists seek existence and identity conditions, and modal and epistemic status for a thing [Swoyer]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories

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Monothetic categories have fixed defining features, and polythetic categories do not [Ellen]

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In symbolic classification, the categories are linked to rules [Ellen]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism

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Continuous experience sometimes needs imposition of boundaries to create categories [Ellen]