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More precisely, basicness is to be understood as the lower bound of ontological priority.
Monism Schaffer, Jonathan 2007
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The notion of basicness is best understood with reference to the classical hierarchical view of reality.
Monism Schaffer, Jonathan 2007
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Perhaps a better way for the existence pluralist to deny 3 (and the best overall way for her to reply to the exclusion argument) is to argue that Occam's Razor should be modified to take into account the notion of basicness.
Monism Schaffer, Jonathan 2007
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The basicness of the notion of identity in our conceptual scheme, and, in particular, the link between identity and quantification has been particularly noted by Quine (1964).
Identity Noonan, Harold 2006
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First, consider substratum. (i) Ontological basicness.
Substance Robinson, Howard 2004
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Aristotelian substance, whether construed as individualized form or composite of form and matter meets (i), the criterion of ontological basicness.
Substance Robinson, Howard 2004
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Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for this long, long Impromptus - also for the sheer basicness of it.
Latest Articles 2010
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I don't like this logo despite the basicness of it.
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The very basicness of these ten renders Kathleen's "unthinking" argument silly.
Latest Articles 2009
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The Forms meet criterion (i) ” ontological basicness ” but in a slightly eccentric way, because they do not, in a normal sense, constitute things.
Substance Robinson, Howard 2004
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