Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Thomas Reid and Theodore Sider

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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 1. Nature of Relations
13683 A relation is a feature of multiple objects taken together [Sider]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 3. Types of Properties
14978 A property is intrinsic if an object alone in the world can instantiate it [Sider]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
14194 Proper ontology should only use categorical (actual) properties, not hypothetical ones [Sider]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 10. Properties as Predicates
14995 Predicates can be 'sparse' if there is a universal, or if there is a natural property or relation [Sider]
8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
23664 Powers are quite distinct and simple, and so cannot be defined [Reid]
23669 Thinkers say that matter has intrinsic powers, but is also passive and acted upon [Reid]
8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
23666 It is obvious that there could not be a power without a subject which possesses it [Reid]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 5. Universals as Concepts
23651 Universals are not objects of sense and cannot be imagined - but can be conceived [Reid]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals
23650 Only individuals exist [Reid]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism
23649 No one thinks two sheets possess a single whiteness, but all agree they are both white [Reid]