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Ideas for 'Natural Kinds', 'Set Theory and Its Philosophy' and 'Three Grades of Modal Involvement'

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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / a. Types of relation

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A relation is a set consisting entirely of ordered pairs [Potter]

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]