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On Russell's view, the ultimate constituents of the world are

    { 1 } - entites that last for a very short time (perhaps half a second).
    { 2 } - eternal objects.
    { 3 } - entities that exist for a decent amount of time (more than just a few seconds) but aren't eternal.

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1 is correct!

On Russell's view, the ultimate constituents of the world are

Sensations and other experiences are the ultimate constituents of the world. Material objects like tables and chairs are logical fictions -- merely ways of speaking about our sensations. Our sensations last for only a very short time.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

On Russell's view, the ultimate constituents of the world are

    { 1 } - entites that last for a very short time (perhaps half a second).
    { 2 } - eternal objects.
    { 3 } - entities that exist for a decent amount of time (more than just a few seconds) but aren't eternal.

Plato would like this, but not Russell.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

On Russell's view, the ultimate constituents of the world are

    { 1 } - entites that last for a very short time (perhaps half a second).
    { 2 } - eternal objects.
    { 3 } - entities that exist for a decent amount of time (more than just a few seconds) but aren't eternal.

This would perhaps be the view of common sense -- but it wasn't Russell's view.

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