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'Introduction to 'Properties'', 'The Enneads' and 'Laws in Nature'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties
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Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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Properties are just natural clusters of powers [Mumford]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism
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A 'porridge' nominalist thinks we just divide reality in any way that suits us [Mumford]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism
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If properties are clusters of powers, this can explain why properties resemble in degrees [Mumford]
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