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'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Identity over Time' and 'Epistemological Disjunctivism'
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence
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If kinds depend only on what can be observed, many underlying essences might produce the same kind [Eagle]
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Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle]
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Nominal essence mistakenly gives equal weight to all underlying properties that produce appearances [Eagle]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 1. Objects over Time
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If things change they become different - but then no one thing undergoes the change! [Gallois]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
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4D: time is space-like; a thing is its history; past and future are real; or things extend in time [Gallois]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects
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If two things are equal, each side involves a necessity, so the equality is necessary [Gallois]
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