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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / a. Nature of abstracta

10518

Shapes and directions are of something, but games and musical compositions are not [Hale]

10513

Many abstract objects, such as chess, seem non-spatial, but are not atemporal [Hale]

10514

If the mental is non-spatial but temporal, then it must be classified as abstract [Hale]

10523

Being abstract is based on a relation between things which are spatially separated [Hale]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / c. Modern abstracta

10307

The modern Fregean use of the term 'object' is much broader than the ordinary usage [Hale]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / d. Problems with abstracta

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We can't believe in a 'whereabouts' because we ask 'what kind of object is it?' [Hale]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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We see properties necessary for a kind (in the definition), but not for an individual [Ayer]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity

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The relations featured in criteria of identity are always equivalence relations [Hale]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity

10321

We sometimes apply identity without having a real criterion [Hale]