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All the ideas for 'Locke on Essences and Kinds', '10: Ephesians' and 'Modal Realism at Work: Properties'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

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Don't be tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine, by cunning deceptive men [Paul]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 11. Properties as Sets

4038	Properties are sets of their possible instances (which separates 'renate' from 'cordate') [Lewis, by Mellor/Oliver]

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]