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All the ideas for 'Dthat', 'Locke on Essences and Kinds' and 'Dynamic Logics'

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6 ideas

4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 11. Dynamic Logics

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Dyamic logics model changes between classical states, in action, belief, and computing [Uckelman]

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]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]

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]