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All the ideas for 'Identity and Spatio-Temporal Continuity', '04: Gospel of St John' and 'Events as property exemplifications'

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9 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

6294	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God [John]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

8821	Jesus said he bore witness to the truth. Pilate asked, What is truth? [John]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / c. Reduction of events

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How fine-grained Kim's events are depends on how finely properties are individuated [Kim, by Schaffer,J]

8974	Events are composed of an object with an attribute at a time [Kim, by Simons]

8975	Events cannot be merely ordered triples, but must specify the link between the elements [Kim, by Simons]

8976	If events are ordered triples of items, such things seem to be sets, and hence abstract [Simons on Kim]

8977	Since properties like self-identity and being 2+2=4 are timeless, Kim must restrict his properties [Simons on Kim]

8980	Kim's theory results in too many events [Simons on Kim]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

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'Ultimate sortals' cannot explain ontological categories [Westerhoff on Wiggins]