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'Theaetetus', 'works' and 'Substance'
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind
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We never single out just 'this', but always 'this something-or-other' [Wiggins]
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Sortal predications are answers to the question 'what is x?' [Wiggins]
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A river may change constantly, but not in respect of being a river [Wiggins]
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Sortal classification becomes science, with cross reference clarifying individuals [Wiggins]
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If the kinds are divided realistically, they fall into substances [Wiggins]
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'Human being' is a better answer to 'what is it?' than 'poet', as the latter comes in degrees [Wiggins]
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Secondary substances correctly divide primary substances by activity-principles and relations [Wiggins]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined
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We refer to persisting substances, in perception and in thought, and they aid understanding [Wiggins]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object
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Matter underlies things, composes things, and brings them to be [Wiggins]
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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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