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'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Occasions of Identity' and 'On Sufficient Reason'
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail
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A CAR and its major PART can become identical, yet seem to have different properties [Gallois]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence
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Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle]
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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 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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Gallois hoped to clarify identity through time, but seems to make talk of it impossible [Hawley on Gallois]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity
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Gallois is committed to identity with respect to times, and denial of simple identity [Gallois, by Sider]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects
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Occasional Identity: two objects can be identical at one time, and different at others [Gallois, by Hawley]
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