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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 3. Types of Properties
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Properties are 'dispositional', or 'categorical' (the latter as 'block' or 'intrinsic' structures) [Ellis, by PG]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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The passive view of nature says categorical properties are basic, but others say dispositions [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties
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Redness is not a property as it is not mind-independent [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties
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Properties have powers; they aren't just ways for logicians to classify objects [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / a. Dispositions
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Nearly all fundamental properties of physics are dispositional [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms
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Socrates did not consider universals or definitions as having separate existence, but Plato made Forms of them [Socrates, by Aristotle]
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