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All the ideas for 'Leibniz', 'Nominalism and Realism' and 'Causation in a Physical World'

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals

4032	The problem of universals is how many particulars can all be of the same 'type' [Armstrong]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects

7566	The Identity of Indiscernibles is really the same as the verification principle [Jolley]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

8404	Explain single events by general rules, or vice versa, or probability explains both, or they are unconnected [Field,H]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation

8401	Physical laws are largely time-symmetric, so they make a poor basis for directional causation [Field,H]

8400	Identifying cause and effect is not just conventional; we explain later events by earlier ones [Field,H]

8402	The only reason for adding the notion of 'cause' to fundamental physics is directionality [Field,H]