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All the ideas for 'Categories, Classification, Cogn. Anthropology', 'In a Different Voice' and 'Defining 'Intrinsic' (with Rae Langton)'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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Interdefinition is useless by itself, but if we grasp one separately, we have them both [Lewis]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation

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Several words may label a category; one word can name several categories; some categories lack words [Ellen]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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We must avoid circularity between what is intrinsic and what is natural [Lewis, by Cameron]

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A property is 'intrinsic' iff it can never differ between duplicates [Lewis]

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Ellipsoidal stars seem to have an intrinsic property which depends on other objects [Lewis]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / b. Defining ethics

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Moral problems are responsibility conflicts, needing contextual and narrative attention to relationships [Gilligan]