Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Through the Looking Glass', 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson' and 'Real Essence'

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4 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
'Nominal' definitions identify things, but fail to give their essence [Jones,J-E]
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing
I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind
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
Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]