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Ideas for 'Elements of Mind', 'Some Remarks on Essentialism' and 'Thought and Responsibility'

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / a. Nature of supervenience

4077	Aesthetic properties of thing supervene on their physical properties [Crane]
	Full Idea: It is sometimes said that the aesthetic properties of a thing supervene on its physical properties.
	From: Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 2.16)
	A reaction: A confusing example, as aesthetic properties only exist if there is an observer. Is 'supervenience' just an empty locution which tries to avoid reduction?

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience

4078	Constitution (as in a statue constituted by its marble) is supervenience without identity [Crane]
	Full Idea: A statue is constituted by the marble that makes it up. It is plausible to say that constitution is not the same as identity - since identity is symmetrical and identity is not - but nonetheless constitution is a supervenience relation.
	From: Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 2.16)
	A reaction: So what makes it a statue, as opposed to a piece of marble? It may well be an abstraction which only exists relative to observers.