Ideas from 'Ordinatio' by John Duns Scotus [1302], by Theme Structure
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties
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Accidents must have formal being, if they are principles of real action, and of mental action and thought
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism
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If only the singular exists, science is impossible, as that relies on true generalities [Panaccio]
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If things were singular they would only differ numerically, but horse and tulip differ more than that [Panaccio]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
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We distinguish one thing from another by contradiction, because this is, and that is not
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity
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The haecceity is the featureless thing which gives ultimate individuality to a substance [Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates
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It is absurd that there is no difference between a genuinely unified thing, and a mere aggregate
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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What prevents a stone from being divided into parts which are still the stone?
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 8. Leibniz's Law
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Two things are different if something is true of one and not of the other
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