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All the ideas for 'Letters to Edward Stillingfleet', 'The Eumenides' and 'Panpsychism'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 7. Emergent Properties

3291	Emergent properties appear at high levels of complexity, but aren't explainable by the lower levels [Nagel]

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

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Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

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If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / b. Rule of law

7810	The 'Eumenides' of Aeschylus shows blood feuds replaced by law [Aeschylus, by Grayling]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

3290	Given the nature of heat and of water, it is literally impossible for water not to boil at the right heat [Nagel]