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All the ideas for 'Extrinsic Properties', 'Essentialists and Essentialism' and 'Lewis on Perdurance versus Endurance'

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5 ideas

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change

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Maybe particles are unchanging, and intrinsic change in things is their rearrangement [Lowe, by Lewis]

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]

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]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

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The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca]