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All the ideas for 'talk', 'Defining 'Intrinsic' (with Rae Langton)' and 'The Strangest Man'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
15457 Interdefinition is useless by itself, but if we grasp one separately, we have them both [Lewis]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties
15400 We must avoid circularity between what is intrinsic and what is natural [Lewis, by Cameron]
15458 A property is 'intrinsic' iff it can never differ between duplicates [Lewis]
15459 Ellipsoidal stars seem to have an intrinsic property which depends on other objects [Lewis]
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / b. Qualia and intentionality
7272 Maybe lots of qualia lead to intentionality, rather than intentionality being basic [Gildersleve]
27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / d. Gravity
21236 Instead of gravitational force, we now have a pervasive gravitational field [Farmelo]
27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics
21235 The Schrödinger waves are just the maths of transforming energy values to positions [Farmelo]
27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / c. Particle properties
21234 Experiments show that fundamental particles of one type are identical [Farmelo]