Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'A Puzzle Concerning Matter and Form', 'Definitiones cogitationesque metaphysicae' and 'Carving Content at the Joints'

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4 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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The possible Aristotelian view that forms are real and active principles is clearly wrong [Fine,K, by Pasnau]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance is that which can act [Leibniz]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

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Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence

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A sentence should be recarved to reveal its content or implication relations [Yablo]