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'fragments/reports', 'Scientific Essentialism' and 'Truthmakers, Realism and Ontology'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties
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The extension of a property is a contingent fact, so cannot be the essence of the property [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties
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There is no property of 'fragility', as things are each fragile in a distinctive way [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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Typical 'categorical' properties are spatio-temporal, such as shape [Ellis]
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The property of 'being an electron' is not of anything, and only electrons could have it [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 10. Properties as Predicates
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'Being a methane molecule' is not a property - it is just a predicate [Ellis]
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