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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Two Problems for Essentialism' and 'Letters to William Molyneux'

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

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Things have real essences, but we categorise them according to the ideas we receive [Locke]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / e. Anti scientific essentialism

5492	How can essences generate the right powers to vary with distance between objects? [Armstrong]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]