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All the ideas for 'General Facts,Phys Necessity, and Metaph of Time', 'In Defence of Three-Dimensionalism' and 'Definitiones cogitationesque metaphysicae'

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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 3. Truthmaker Maximalism
17962 The truth-maker principle is that every truth has a sufficient truth-maker [Forrest]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined
12712 Substance is that which can act [Leibniz]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism
12295 3-D says things are stretched in space but not in time, and entire at a time but not at a location [Fine,K]
12298 Genuine motion, rather than variation of position, requires the 'entire presence' of the object [Fine,K]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
12296 4-D says things are stretched in space and in time, and not entire at a time or at a location [Fine,K]
18882 You can ask when the wedding was, but not (usually) when the bride was [Fine,K, by Simons]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts
12297 Three-dimensionalist can accept temporal parts, as things enduring only for an instant [Fine,K]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
12737 Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz]