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All the ideas for 'Commentary on 'De Anima'', 'Modal Realism at Work: Properties' and 'Resurrecting Biological Essentialism'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 11. Properties as Sets

4038	Properties are sets of their possible instances (which separates 'renate' from 'cordate') [Lewis, by Mellor/Oliver]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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Essentialism concerns the nature of a group, not its category [Devitt]

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Things that gradually change, like species, can still have essences [Devitt]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

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The soul conserves the body, as we see by its dissolution when the soul leaves [Toletus]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 5. Species

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We name species as small to share properties, but large enough to yield generalisations [Devitt]

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Species are phenetic, biological, niche, or phylogenetic-cladistic [Devitt, by PG]