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Ideas for 'The Social Contract (tr Cress)', 'Posterior Analytics' and 'Aesthetica'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects

1687	Why are being terrestrial and a biped combined in the definition of man, but being literate and musical aren't? [Aristotle]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance

1681	Units are positionless substances, and points are substances with position [Aristotle]

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

12146

Definitions recognise essences, so are not themselves essences [Aristotle]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary

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The predicates of a thing's nature are necessary to it [Aristotle]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

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Aristotelian essences are properties mentioned at the starting point of a science [Aristotle, by Kung]