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Ideas for 'The Identity of Indiscernibles', 'Platonistic Theories of Universals' and 'In a Critical Condition'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 7. Emergent Properties

2469	The world is full of messy small things producing stable large-scale properties (e.g. mountains) [Fodor]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals

8962	'There are shapes which are never exemplified' is the toughest example for nominalists [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

2475	Don't define something by a good instance of it; a good example is a special case of the ordinary example [Fodor]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8961	Nominalists are motivated by Ockham's Razor and a distrust of unobservables [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]