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All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'Dispositional Essentialism and the Laws of Nature' and 'Fath and Love, or the King and Queen'

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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]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy

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The whole point of a monarch is that we accept them as a higher-born, ideal person [Novalis]

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

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Laws are relations of kinds, quantities and qualities, supervening on the essences of a domain [Vetter]