commentary on nothing

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PR Author's Note

Adds commentary about the category nothing from Burbidge, Houlgate and McTaggart
Added Pinkard's PhS to the bib

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[ridetoruin]

Overall, a great piece. Aside from a few typos and some points where you could be a bit clearer with your language, it's a great intro to pure nothing.

I also like the way that you included the engagement with the other authors. I think it's an engaging way to do it, and much less heavy than creating other articles.

It's definitely got me interested to contribute my bit on this.