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'Metaphysics', 'No Moral Difference' and 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties
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There cannot be uninstantiated properties [Aristotle, by Macdonald,C]
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Properties are just the ways in which forms are realised at various times [Aristotle, by Frede,M]
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The 'propriae' or 'necessary accidents' of a thing are separate, and derived from the essence [Aristotle, by Koslicki]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 2. Need for Properties
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For two things to differ in some respect, they must both possess that respect [Aristotle]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties
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For Aristotle, there are only as many properties as actually exist [Aristotle, by Jacquette]
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Physical properties are those relevant to how a physical system might act [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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I support categorical properties, although most people only want causal powers [Ellis]
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Essentialism needs categorical properties (spatiotemporal and numerical relations) and dispositions [Ellis]
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Spatial, temporal and numerical relations have causal roles, without being causal [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 8. Properties as Modes
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Whiteness can be explained without man, but femaleness cannot be explained without animal [Aristotle]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 10. Properties as Predicates
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If we only saw bronze circles, would bronze be part of the concept of a circle? [Aristotle]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 11. Properties as Sets
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Properties and relations are discovered, so they can't be mere sets of individuals [Ellis]
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