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Ideas for 'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Philebus' and 'Of Human Freedom'

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / c. Unity as conceptual

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A thing can become one or many, depending on how we talk about it [Plato]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 5. Composition of an Object

374	If one object is divided into its parts, someone can then say that one are many and many is one [Plato]

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]