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'Ways of Worldmaking', 'Primitive Thisness and Primitive Identity' and 'De Anima'
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity
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A 'thisness' is a thing's property of being identical with itself (not the possession of self-identity) [Adams,RM]
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There are cases where mere qualities would not ensure an intrinsic identity [Adams,RM]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
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The substance is the cause of a thing's being [Aristotle]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism
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Matter is potential, form is actual [Aristotle]
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Scientists explain anger by the matter, dialecticians by the form and the account [Aristotle]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Essences are taken to be qualitative properties [Adams,RM]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity
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Things can only be judged the 'same' by citing some respect of sameness [Goodman]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects
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If the universe was cyclical, totally indiscernible events might occur from time to time [Adams,RM]
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Two events might be indiscernible yet distinct, if there was a universe cyclical in time [Adams,RM]
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Black's two globes might be one globe in highly curved space [Adams,RM]
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