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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Locke on Essences and Kinds' and 'A Plea for Excuses'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

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Ordinary language is the beginning of philosophy, but there is much more to it [Austin,JL]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence

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If kinds depend only on what can be observed, many underlying essences might produce the same kind [Eagle]

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Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle]

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Nominal essence mistakenly gives equal weight to all underlying properties that produce appearances [Eagle]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]

26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds

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Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle]