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Ideas for 'Extrinsic Properties', 'Vindication of Religion (extract)' and 'Letters to Des Bosses'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider]

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Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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There is active and passive power in the substantial chain and in the essence of a composite [Leibniz]

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Primitive force is what gives a composite its reality [Leibniz]