| 1989 | Persistence, Change and Explanation |
| 1 | p.160 | 13925 | Ontology disputes rest on more basic explanation disputes |
| 1 | p.160 | 13924 | The persistence of objects seems to be needed if the past is to explain the present |
| 1 n2 | p.180 | 13931 | By using aporiai as his start, Aristotle can defer to the wise, as well as to the many |
| 5 | p.170 | 13926 | Best explanations, especially natural ones, need grounding, notably by persistent objects |
| 7 | p.172 | 13927 | We must explain change amongst 'momentary entities', or else the world is inexplicable |
| 7 | p.173 | 13928 | If the things which exist prior to now are totally distinct, they need not have existed |
| 7 | p.177 | 13929 | Natural explanations give the causal interconnections |
| 8 | p.178 | 13930 | Persistence makes change and its products intelligible |