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'Definitiones cogitationesque metaphysicae', 'A Theory of Universals' and 'Plurals and Complexes'
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined
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Substance is that which can act [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 5. Composition of an Object
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Complex particulars are either masses, or composites, or sets [Hossack]
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The relation of composition is indispensable to the part-whole relation for individuals [Hossack]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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Leibniz's Law argues against atomism - water is wet, unlike water molecules [Hossack]
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The fusion of five rectangles can decompose into more than five parts that are rectangles [Hossack]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity
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The type-token distinction is the universal-particular distinction [Armstrong, by Hodes]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity
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A thing's self-identity can't be a universal, since we can know it a priori [Armstrong, by Oliver]
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