- (Premise) If essentiality of origins doesn't hold, then every particle has a haecceity.
- (Premise) A haecceity of x is an intrinsic property of x.
- (Premise) A haecceity of x isn't a physical property of x or a function of any physical properties of x.
- (Premise) There is a particle each of whose intrinsic properties is a physical property or a function of physical properties.
- Therefore, there is a particle that lacks a haecceity. (2-4)
- Therefore, essentiality of origins holds. (1, 5)
I think the problematic premise is (4). But it is still somewhat plausible.
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I agree that 4 is the problem, but I can't see why it is somewhat plausible.
Suppose every particle except one had a haecceity. One could then have an account of the identity of that particle without appealing to essentiality of origins, i.e., the particle is the one that lacks a haecceity. This weakens the considerations given in support of (1).
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