Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Stephen Mumford, George Molnar and Jerry A. Fodor

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 1. Structure of an Object

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Structural properties are derivate properties [Molnar]

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There are no 'structural properties', as properties with parts [Molnar]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities

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The essence of a thing need not include everything that is necessarily true of it [Molnar]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts

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Many artefacts have dispositional essences, which make them what they are [Mumford]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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How can we show that a universally possessed property is an essential property? [Mumford]