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All the ideas for 'Improvement of Understanding', 'Events and Reification' and 'Explaining the A Priori'

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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]

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]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / a. Origin of concepts

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The concept 'red' is tied to what actually individuates red things [Peacocke]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / b. Causal relata

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Causal relata are individuated by coarse spacetime regions [Quine, by Schaffer,J]