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'Natural Kinds and Biological Realism', 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism' and 'Nature's Metaphysics'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence
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If all existents are causally active, that excludes abstracta and causally isolated objects [Bird]
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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 / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
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If naturalism refers to supervenience, that leaves necessary entities untouched [Bird]
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