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'fragments/reports', 'The Mind in Nature' and 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties
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Physical properties are those relevant to how a physical system might act [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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I support categorical properties, although most people only want causal powers [Ellis]
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Essentialism needs categorical properties (spatiotemporal and numerical relations) and dispositions [Ellis]
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Spatial, temporal and numerical relations have causal roles, without being causal [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 9. Qualities
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A property is a combination of a disposition and a quality [Martin,CB]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 11. Properties as Sets
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Properties are the respects in which objects resemble, which places them in classes [Martin,CB]
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Properties and relations are discovered, so they can't be mere sets of individuals [Ellis]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
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Properties are ways particular things are, and so they are tied to the identity of their possessor [Martin,CB]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / b. Critique of tropes
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Objects are not bundles of tropes (which are ways things are, not parts of things) [Martin,CB]
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