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All the ideas for 'Issues of Pragmaticism', 'Against 'Ostrich Nominalism'' and 'New system of communication of substances'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality

8507	Some think of reality as made of things; I prefer facts or states of affairs [Armstrong]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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My formal unifying atoms are substantial forms, which are forces like appetites [Leibniz]

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I call Aristotle's entelechies 'primitive forces', which originate activity [Leibniz]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals

8506	Particulars and properties are distinguishable, but too close to speak of a relation [Armstrong]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8505	Refusal to explain why different tokens are of the same type is to be an ostrich [Armstrong]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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The analysis of things leads to atoms of substance, which found both composition and action [Leibniz]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance

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Substance must necessarily involve progress and change [Leibniz]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning

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The meaning or purport of a symbol is all the rational conduct it would lead to [Peirce]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / c. Forces

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We need the metaphysical notion of force to explain mechanics, and not just extended mass [Leibniz]