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All the ideas for '72: Against Stoics on common Conceptions', 'In Metaphysics' and 'The Roots of Reference'

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4 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

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Are things distinct if they are both separate, or if only one of them can be separate? [Duns Scotus, by Pasnau]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]

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

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Substance is only grasped under the general heading of 'being' [Duns Scotus]

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / e. Miracles

5974	People report seeing through rocks, or over the horizon, or impossibly small works [Plutarch]