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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'Spreading the Word' and 'Form, Matter and Substance'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics

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Much metaphysical debate concerns what is fundamental, rather than what exists [Koslicki]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification

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Structured wholes are united by the teamwork needed for their capacities [Koslicki]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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The form explains kind, structure, unity and activity [Koslicki]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Hylomorphic compounds need an individual form for transworld identity [Koslicki]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

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Asserting a necessity just expresses our inability to imagine it is false [Blackburn]

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]