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All the ideas for 'Identity and Reference', 'Interview with Baggini and Stangroom' and 'Substance and Essence in Aristotle'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / e. Philosophy as reason

6855	Interesting philosophers hardly every give you explicitly valid arguments [Martin,M]

2. Reason / E. Argument / 1. Argument

6856	Valid arguments can be rejected by challenging the premises or presuppositions [Martin,M]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

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Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

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If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

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Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential

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Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

6857	An error theory of perception says our experience is not as it seems to be [Martin,M]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files

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An identity statement aims at getting the hearer to merge two mental files [Lockwood]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

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Reality is directional [Witt]