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All the ideas for 'On the Natural Faculties', 'Letters to De Vries' and 'Modes of Extension: comment on Fine'

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4 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

4869	Experience does not teach us any essences of things [Spinoza]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 1. Faculties

21799

We just use the word 'faculty' when we don't know the psychological cause [Galen]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence

18883

Any equivalence relation among similar things allows the creation of an abstractum [Simons]

18884

Abstraction is usually seen as producing universals and numbers, but it can do more [Simons]