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'Chomsky on himself', 'In Defence of Three-Dimensionalism' and 'Anti-essentialism'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum
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For the bare particular view, properties must be features, not just groups of objects [Stalnaker]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties
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An essential property is one had in all the possible worlds where a thing exists [Stalnaker]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
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Necessarily self-identical, or being what it is, or its world-indexed properties, aren't essential [Stalnaker]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Bare particular anti-essentialism makes no sense within modal logic semantics [Stalnaker]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism
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3-D says things are stretched in space but not in time, and entire at a time but not at a location [Fine,K]
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Genuine motion, rather than variation of position, requires the 'entire presence' of the object [Fine,K]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
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4-D says things are stretched in space and in time, and not entire at a time or at a location [Fine,K]
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You can ask when the wedding was, but not (usually) when the bride was [Fine,K, by Simons]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts
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Three-dimensionalist can accept temporal parts, as things enduring only for an instant [Fine,K]
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