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Ideas for 'Externalism/Internalism', 'A Theory of Universals' and 'Intensions Revisited'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Essences can make sense in a particular context or enquiry, as the most basic predicates [Quine]

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]

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]