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'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism' and 'Possibility'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / g. Particular being
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To exist necessarily is to have an essence whose own essence must be instantiated [Jubien]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes
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Objects and substances are a subcategory of the natural kinds of processes [Ellis]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / c. Reduction of events
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A physical event is any change of distribution of energy [Ellis]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / a. Pure stuff
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If objects are just conventional, there is no ontological distinction between stuff and things [Jubien]
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories
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The category of Venus is not 'object', or even 'planet', but a particular class of good-sized object [Jubien]
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