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All the ideas for 'Dthat', 'Aristotle's Theory of Substance' and 'Summa Contra Gentiles'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People

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Wise people should contemplate and discuss the truth, and fight against falsehood [Aquinas]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 3. Types of Properties

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A 'categorial' property is had by virtue of being or having an item from a category [Wedin]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance is a principle and a kind of cause [Wedin]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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Form explains why some matter is of a certain kind, and that is explanatory bedrock [Wedin]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 4. Occasionalism

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Without God's influence every operation would stop, so God causes everything [Aquinas]

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]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / f. Eternalism

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Eternity coexists with passing time, as the centre of a circle coexists with its circumference [Aquinas]