Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Improvement of Understanding', 'De Essentia' and 'Of Grammatology'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition

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All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity

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A snowball's haecceity is the property of being identical with itself [Plantinga, by Westerhoff]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 9. Ambiguity

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Derrida focuses on ambiguity, but talks of 'dissemination', not traditional multiple meanings [Derrida]