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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity

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Scotus said a substantial principle of individuation [haecceitas] was needed for an essence [Duns Scotus, by Dumont]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

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Avicenna and Duns Scotus say essences have independent and prior existence [Duns Scotus, by Dumont]

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]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Carneades denied the transitivity of identity [Carneades, by Chisholm]