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Ideas for 'Writing the Book of the World', 'The Evolution of Logic' and 'Extrinsic Properties'

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

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A property is intrinsic if an object alone in the world can instantiate it [Sider]

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 / B. Properties / 10. Properties as Predicates

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Predicates can be 'sparse' if there is a universal, or if there is a natural property or relation [Sider]