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All the ideas for 'Frege's Theory of Numbers', 'Resemblance Nominalism and Russell's Regress' and 'Real Natures and Familiar Objects'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure

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Parsons says counting is tagging as first, second, third..., and converting the last to a cardinal [Parsons,C, by Heck]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties

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Properties only have identity in the context of their contraries [Elder]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism

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Resemblance Nominalists say that resemblance explains properties (not the other way round) [Rodriquez-Pereyra]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay

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Maybe we should give up the statue [Elder]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

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The loss of an essential property means the end of an existence [Elder]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

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Essential properties by nature occur in clusters or packages [Elder]

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Essential properties are bound together, and would be lost together [Elder]