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Ideas for 'On Being (frags)', 'Varieties of Ontological Dependence' and 'Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis'

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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 / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity

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To unite a sequence of ostensions to make one object, a prior concept of identity is needed [Quine]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects

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We should just identify any items which are indiscernible within a given discourse [Quine]