Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Cleanthes, Ren Descartes and Donald C. Williams
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
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'Socrates is wise' means a concurrence sum contains a member of a similarity set [Williams,DC]
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A 'trope' is an abstract particular, the occurrence of an essence [Williams,DC]
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A world is completely constituted by its tropes and their connections [Williams,DC]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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Incorporeal substances are powers or forces [Descartes, by Pasnau]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
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All powers can be explained by obvious features like size, shape and motion of matter [Descartes]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
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Five universals: genus, species, difference, property, accident [Descartes]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism
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A universal is a single idea applied to individual things that are similar to one another [Descartes]
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