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All the ideas for 'Extrinsic Properties', 'Universals and Particulars' and 'Why Propositions cannot be concrete'

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8 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider]

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Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / c. Self-predication

4442	Most thinkers now reject self-predication (whiteness is NOT white) so there is no Third Man problem [Armstrong]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties

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Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

9086	The idea of abstract objects is not ontological; it comes from the epistemological idea of abstraction [Plantinga]

9087	Theists may see abstract objects as really divine thoughts [Plantinga]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions

9085	If propositions are concrete they don't have to exist, and so they can't be necessary truths [Plantinga]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

9084	Propositions can't just be in brains, because 'there are no human beings' might be true [Plantinga]