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All the ideas for 'Changes in Events and Changes in Things', 'Modal Realism at Work: Properties' and 'Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy'

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4 ideas

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 8. Facts / b. Types of fact

15201

That Queen Anne is dead is a 'general fact', not a fact about Queen Anne [Prior,AN]

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 / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

14963

Surely the past phases of a thing are not parts of the thing? [Broad]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / e. Tensed (A) series

22899

'Thank goodness that's over' is not like 'thank goodness that happened on Friday' [Prior,AN]