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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'Steps Towards a Constructive Nominalism' and 'On the Source of Necessity'

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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / g. System S4

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S4 says there must be some necessary truths (the actual ones, of which there is at least one) [Cameron]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / c. Nominalism about abstracta

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We renounce all abstract entities [Goodman/Quine]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity

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Blackburn fails to show that the necessary cannot be grounded in the contingent [Cameron]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

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Prime matter is nothing when it is at rest [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / f. Eternalism

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The 'moving spotlight' theory makes one time privileged, while all times are on a par ontologically [Cameron]