This document discusses several philosophies and frameworks for understanding reality, including nominalism. Nominalism holds that only particular objects exist in the world and general ideas are merely names without real existence. The document explores how nominalism can provide scaffolding to support understanding of metaphysical questions about reality. It also discusses how a nominalist view that denies universal concepts like "humanity" could contribute to greater inhumanity in war by viewing people as merely particular objects. Overall, the document examines nominalism and other terms as lenses for framing our understanding of reality and real-world objects and experiences.

1. REALISM WITH REALIA
TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CREATING REALITY
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2. HELPFUL TERMS OF REFERENCE
 Scaffolding
 Determinacy
 Realia
 Metaphysics
 Abstract
 Predicate
 Nominalism
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3. SCAFFOLDING FOR UNDERSTANDING
Several philosophies should help you to better understand realia.
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4. DETERMINACY
Certain. Precise.
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5. REALITY CAN BE.
REALITY INCLUDES DETERMINACY. REALIA (THE REAL) DOES NOT.

6. REALIA
OBJECTS FROM REAL LIFE.
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sketch from 1980.

7. REALIA
REAL PEOPLE.
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8. METAPHYSICS
ATTEMPT TO ANSWER TWO BASIC QUESTIONS.
What is ultimately there?
What is it like?

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10. Abstract. In the form of a 6yo’s smudge
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11. The shuttle’s attitude predicates its
profile.
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12. NOMINALISM AS A FRAMEWORK
A FRAMEWORK FOR INTERPRETING LIFE .
Nominalism says “universals or general ideas are
mere names without any corresponding reality. Only
particular objects exist. Properties, numbers, and
sets are mere features of the way of considering the
things that exist.

13. Nominalism contends “only particular objects exist” and they
provide scaffolding.
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14. NOMINALISM AS SCAFFOLDING
SUPPORTS METAPHYSICS.
Nominalism is a metaphysical framework.
General or abstract terms and predicates exist,
while universals or abstract objects, which often
correspond to these terms, do not exist.

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16. NOMINALISM AND WAR
POWERS THE INHUMANITY OF WAR.
Nominalism denies the real being of universals on
the ground that the use of a general word
(e.g., “humanity”) does not imply the existence of a
general thing named by it. The nominalist position
does not necessarily deny, however, that there must
be some similarity between the particular things to
which the general word is applied.

17. The Spiers Speech applies nominalism
to war.
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18. THE NOMINALIST VIEW
What you think substantiates the Realia you encounter.
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19. FRAMING YOUR WORLD. YOUR REALITY.
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20. #context
NOW FRAME THIS TOPIC.
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21. AND ANSWER THIS:
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Why not just produce a live action version?
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