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All the ideas for 'Universals', 'Philosophical Studies 1611-19' and 'Knowledge and the State of Nature'

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals

8495	The distinction between particulars and universals is a mistake made because of language [Ramsey]

8493	We could make universals collections of particulars, or particulars collections of their qualities [Ramsey]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

8494	Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact [Ramsey]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / c. Form as causal

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In hylomorphism all the explanation of actions is in the form, and the matter doesn't do anything [Bacon]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

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We have the concept of 'knowledge' as a label for good informants [Craig, by Fricker,M]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / a. Greek matter

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Stripped and passive matter is just a human invention [Bacon]