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All the ideas for 'Extrinsic Properties', 'Tonk, Plonk and Plink' and 'Mathematical Physics'

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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]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation

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Analytic explanation is wholes in terms of parts; synthetic is parts in terms of wholes or contexts [Belnap]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring

9567	Maths deals with quantities of physical significance, ignoring irrelevant features [Geroch]