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Ideas for 'The Nature of Things', 'Philosophy of Mind' and 'Vagueness, Truth and Logic'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties

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The naturalness of a class depends as much on the observers as on the objects [Quinton]

9407	Properties imply natural classes which can be picked out by everybody [Quinton]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties

3430	Resemblance or similarity is the core of our concept of a property [Kim]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 7. Emergent Properties

3432	Is weight a 'resultant' property of water, but transparency an 'emergent' property? [Kim]

3434	Emergent properties are 'brute facts' (inexplicable), but still cause things [Kim]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties

3436	Should properties be individuated by their causal powers? [Kim]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals

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Uninstantiated properties must be defined using the instantiated ones [Quinton]