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All the ideas for 'Phenomenalism', 'Fragments' and 'Essential vs Accidental Properties'

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9 ideas

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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The extremes of essentialism are that all properties are essential, or only very trivial ones [Rami]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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An 'individual essence' is possessed uniquely by a particular object [Rami]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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'Sortal essentialism' says being a particular kind is what is essential [Rami]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities

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Unlosable properties are not the same as essential properties [Rami]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 3. Types of Necessity

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Physical possibility is part of metaphysical possibility which is part of logical possibility [Rami]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 2. Epistemic possibility

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If it is possible 'for all I know' then it is 'epistemically possible' [Rami]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism

2614	Modern phenomenalism holds that objects are logical constructions out of sense-data [Ayer]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / a. Sense-data theory

2615	The concept of sense-data allows us to discuss appearances without worrying about reality [Ayer]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history

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Dividing history books into separate chapters is disastrous [Weil]