Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Paradoxes: Form and Predication', 'Psychophysical supervenience' and 'The Roots of Reference'

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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 6. Plural Quantification

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Saying 'they can become a set' is a tautology, because reference to 'they' implies a collection [Cargile]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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Extrinsic properties, unlike intrinsics, imply the existence of a separate object [Kim, by Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]