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Ideas for 'De Corpore (Elements, First Section)', 'Causal Powers' and 'De Mundo Praesenti'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
12743 A true being must (unlike a chain) have united parts, with a substantial form as its subject [Leibniz]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
17233 Particulars contain universal things [Hobbes]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
15262 In logic the nature of a kind, substance or individual is the essence which is inseparable from what it is [Harré/Madden]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
17246 Some accidental features are permanent, unless the object perishes [Hobbes]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
15297 We can infer a new property of a thing from its other properties, via its essential nature [Harré/Madden]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence
17251 The feature which picks out or names a thing is usually called its 'essence' [Hobbes]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
15266 We say the essence of particles is energy, but only so we can tell a story about the nature of things [Harré/Madden]