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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / a. Nature of abstracta
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The greatest discovery in human thought is Plato's discovery of abstract objects [Brown,JR on Plato]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
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We can grasp whole things in science, because they have a mathematics and a teleology [Plato, by Koslicki]
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Things seem to be unified if we see duration, position, interaction and connection [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties
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The law of the series, which determines future states of a substance, is what individuates it [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification
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Plato sees an object's structure as expressible in mathematics [Plato, by Koslicki]
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Plato was less concerned than Aristotle with the source of unity in a complex object [Plato, by Koslicki]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
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Every substance is alive [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance
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Plato's holds that there are three substances: Forms, mathematical entities, and perceptible bodies [Plato, by Aristotle]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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Plato says wholes are either containers, or they're atomic, or they don't exist [Plato, by Koslicki]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Only universals have essence [Plato, by Politis]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Plato and Aristotle take essence to make a thing what it is [Plato, by Politis]
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A substantial bond of powers is needed to unite composites, in addition to monads [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 12. Essential Parts
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A composite substance is a mere aggregate if its essence is just its parts [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 1. Objects over Time
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Changeable accidents are modifications of unchanging essences [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects
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Things in different locations are different because they 'express' those locations [Leibniz]
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In nature there aren't even two identical straight lines, so no two bodies are alike [Leibniz]
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If two bodies only seem to differ in their position, those different environments will matter [Leibniz]
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