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All the ideas for 'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'Mathematical Physics' and 'The Analyst'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals

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Infinitesimals are ghosts of departed quantities [Berkeley]

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]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring

9567	Maths deals with quantities of physical significance, ignoring irrelevant features [Geroch]

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]