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All the ideas for 'Particulars in Particular Clothing', 'Resemblance Nominalism: a solution to universals' and 'Letters to Thomas Burnett'

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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes

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Internal relations combine some tropes into a nucleus, which bears the non-essential tropes [Simons, by Edwards]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism

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Entities are truthmakers for their resemblances, so no extra entities or 'resemblances' are needed [Rodriquez-Pereyra]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws

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Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz]