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Ideas for 'later work', 'The Disorder of Things' and 'Philebus'

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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 / 8. Essence as Explanatory

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Natural kinds don't need essentialism to be explanatory [Dupré]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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A species might have its essential genetic mechanism replaced by a new one [Dupré]

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It seems that species lack essential properties, so they can't be natural kinds [Dupré]