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All the ideas for 'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'The Roots of Reference' and 'Critical Common-Sensism'

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

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All communication is vague, and is outside the principle of non-contradiction [Peirce]

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Vagueness is a neglected but important part of mathematical thought [Peirce]

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]