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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Commentary on 'Posterior Analytics' and 'Form, Matter and Substance'

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
24069 Much metaphysical debate concerns what is fundamental, rather than what exists [Koslicki]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification
24065 Structured wholes are united by the teamwork needed for their capacities [Koslicki]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism
24066 The form explains kind, structure, unity and activity [Koslicki]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
24067 Hylomorphic compounds need an individual form for transworld identity [Koslicki]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
9074 Abstraction cannot produce the concept of a 'game', as there is no one common feature [Barnes,J]
9073 Abstraction from an ambiguous concept like 'mole' will define them as the same [Barnes,J]
9072 Defining concepts by abstractions will collect together far too many attributes from entities [Barnes,J]
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles
13304 Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius]
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / d. Time as measure
20820 Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus]