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Ideas for 'Natural Kinds', 'The Meditations (To Himself)' and 'The Mystery of Consciousness'

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

5790	A property is 'emergent' if it is caused by elements of a system, when the elements lack the property [Searle]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / a. Dispositions

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Once we know the mechanism of a disposition, we can eliminate 'similarity' [Quine]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / d. Dispositions as occurrent

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We judge things to be soluble if they are the same kind as, or similar to, things that do dissolve [Quine]