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All the ideas for 'On the Individuation of Attributes', 'Personal Identity and Memory' and 'Identity through Possible Worlds'

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8 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties
18439 Because things can share attributes, we cannot individuate attributes clearly [Quine]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 5. Class Nominalism
18442 You only know an attribute if you know what things have it [Quine]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
18441 No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences
11966 If there are essential properties, how do you find out what they are? [Chisholm]
9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects
18440 Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine]
10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity
11965 Could possible Adam gradually transform into Noah, and vice versa? [Chisholm]
16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / a. Memory is Self
1389 If memory is the sole criterion of identity, we ought to use it for other people too [Shoemaker]
1390 Bodily identity is one criterion and memory another, for personal identity [Shoemaker, by PG]