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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

4068	Traditional substance is separate from properties and capable of independent existence [Crane]
	Full Idea: The traditional concept of substance says substances bear properties which are distinct from them, and substances are capable of independent existence.
	From: Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 2.9)
	A reaction: Put like that, it sounds ridiculous as a physical theory. It is hard to dislodge substance, though, from a priori human metaphysics.

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity

3144	Everything is what it is, and not another thing [Butler]
	Full Idea: Everything is what it is, and not another thing.
	From: Joseph Butler (works [1732]), quoted by Georges Rey - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind 2.4