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'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Questions on Aristotle's Physics' and 'Can Mechanisms Replace Laws of Nature?'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object
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Without magnitude a thing would retain its parts, but they would have no location [Buridan]
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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 / 8. Continuity of Rivers
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A thing is (less properly) the same over time if each part is succeeded by another [Buridan]
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