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All the ideas for 'In Praed.', 'Rights of Man' and 'Intensions Revisited'

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8 ideas

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 1. Modal Logic

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Quantified modal logic collapses if essence is withdrawn [Quine]

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

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Substance is an intrinsic thing, so parts of substances can't also be intrinsic things [Duns Scotus]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Essences can make sense in a particular context or enquiry, as the most basic predicates [Quine]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

8483	Necessity is relative to context; it is what is assumed in an inquiry [Quine]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds

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Possible worlds are a way to dramatise essentialism, and yet they presuppose essentialism [Quine]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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A rigid designator (for all possible worlds) picks out an object by its essential traits [Quine]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

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Beliefs can be ascribed to machines [Quine]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions

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A people, not government, creates a constitution, which is essential for legitimacy [Paine]