Ideas from 'Metaphysical Dependence' by Gideon Rosen [2010], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Modality' (ed/tr Hale,B/Hoffman,A) [OUP 2010,]].
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
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Philosophers are often too fussy about words, dismissing perfectly useful ordinary terms
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
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Figuring in the definition of a thing doesn't make it a part of that thing
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5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 10. Monotonicity
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Explanations fail to be monotonic
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding
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Things could be true 'in virtue of' others as relations between truths, or between truths and items
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / a. Facts
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Facts are structures of worldly items, rather like sentences, individuated by their ingredients
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties
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An 'intrinsic' property is one that depends on a thing and its parts, and not on its relations
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity
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The excellent notion of metaphysical 'necessity' cannot be defined
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity
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Are necessary truths rooted in essences, or also in basic grounding laws?
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 1. Analytic Propositions
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'Bachelor' consists in or reduces to 'unmarried' male, but not the other way around
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27. Natural Reality / F. Chemistry / 1. Chemistry
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An acid is just a proton donor
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