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Ideas for 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson', 'Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science' and 'Senses of Essence'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

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No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects

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Can the essence of an object circularly involve itself, or involve another object? [Fine,K]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Being a man is a consequence of his essence, not constitutive of it [Fine,K]

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

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If there are alternative definitions, then we have three possibilities for essence [Fine,K]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]