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All the ideas for 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson', 'Paper of December 1676' and 'Summa Contra Gentiles'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People

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Wise people should contemplate and discuss the truth, and fight against falsehood [Aquinas]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

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No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 4. Occasionalism

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Without God's influence every operation would stop, so God causes everything [Aquinas]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 7. Zombies

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It's impossible, but imagine a body carrying on normally, but with no mind [Leibniz]

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

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Eternity coexists with passing time, as the centre of a circle coexists with its circumference [Aquinas]