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'Theaetetus', 'Explanations in reply to Mr Bradley' and 'Inessential Aristotle: Powers without Essences'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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If a word has no parts and has a single identity, it turns out to be the same kind of thing as a letter [Plato]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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A sum is that from which nothing is lacking, which is a whole [Plato]
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The whole can't be the parts, because it would be all of the parts, which is the whole [Plato]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
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A kind essence is the necessary and sufficient properties for membership of a class [Chakravartty]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Cluster kinds are explained simply by sharing some properties, not by an 'essence' [Chakravartty]
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