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All the ideas for 'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Confessio naturae contra atheistas' and 'Of Miracles'

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6 ideas

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / c. Individuation by location

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A body is that which exists in space [Leibniz]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence

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If kinds depend only on what can be observed, many underlying essences might produce the same kind [Eagle]

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Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle]

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Nominal essence mistakenly gives equal weight to all underlying properties that produce appearances [Eagle]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

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Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / e. Miracles

7636	It can't be more rational to believe in natural laws than miracles if the laws are not rational [Ishaq on Hume]