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How are possibilities actual?
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In this context, I'm wondering about the various possible ways of enumerating objective differences and similarities, and whether or not these objective similarities and differences are products of convenience, or if they are inherent similarities and differences. It seems we both agree they are convenience.
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What diference does it make anyway? We make distinctions about things wecause its usefull to us, the distinctions don't really change the things. Classifications also are only for our service. Changing the classifications could change how we think about things but any way you look at it they are for us to organize related things.
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Exactly. So, how can various ways of classifications change the way we think about something? Especially with regards to metaphysics.
Like you Ogden, I don't think issues like whether or not we should call the animal a cat or a mog a particularly significant here. But in a field such as metaphysics, where elaborate systems are built from classifications and distinctions, there might be some worth to this pursuit.