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Ideas for 'The Courtier and the Heretic', 'Defining 'Intrinsic' (with Rae Langton)' and 'The Metaontology of Abstraction'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 3. Types of Properties

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Maybe we have abundant properties for semantics, and sparse properties for ontology [Hale/Wright]

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

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We must avoid circularity between what is intrinsic and what is natural [Lewis, by Cameron]

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A property is 'intrinsic' iff it can never differ between duplicates [Lewis]

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Ellipsoidal stars seem to have an intrinsic property which depends on other objects [Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 10. Properties as Predicates

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A successful predicate guarantees the existence of a property - the way of being it expresses [Hale/Wright]