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All the ideas for 'Essential vs Accidental Properties', 'Russell' and 'The Nature of Possibility'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / a. Early logicism

6408	Russell needed three extra axioms to reduce maths to logic: infinity, choice and reducibility [Grayling]

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]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / d. Possible worlds actualism

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The best version of reductionist actualism around is Armstrong's combinatorial account [Armstrong, by Read]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

6414	Two propositions might seem self-evident, but contradict one another [Grayling]