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Ideas for 'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Summula philosophiae naturalis' and 'Varieties of Ontological Dependence'

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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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Ockham says matter must be extended, so we don't need Quantity [William of Ockham, by Pasnau]

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Matter gets its quantity from condensation and rarefaction, which is just local motion [William of Ockham]

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

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Modern views want essences just to individuate things across worlds and times [Koslicki]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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For Fine, essences are propositions true because of identity, so they are just real definitions [Koslicki]

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We need a less propositional view of essence, and so must distinguish it clearly from real definitions [Koslicki]

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]