Ideas from 'The Structure of Objects' by Kathrin Koslicki [2008], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Structure of Objects' by Koslicki,Kathrin [OUP 2008,978-0-19-959251-7]].
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4. Formal Logic / G. Formal Mereology / 1. Mereology
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The 'aggregative' objections says mereology gets existence and location of objects wrong
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5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence
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Consequence is truth-preserving, either despite substitutions, or in all interpretations
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5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 4. Semantic Consequence |=
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'Roses are red; therefore, roses are colored' seems truth-preserving, but not valid in a system
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / e. Structuralism critique
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Some questions concern mathematical entities, rather than whole structures
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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 3. Structural Relations
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Structures have positions, constituent types and number, and some invariable parts
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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'Categorical' properties exist in the actual world, and 'hypothetical' properties in other worlds
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification
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I aim to put the notion of structure or form back into the concepts of part, whole and object
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If a whole is just a structure, a dinner party wouldn't need the guests to turn up
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay
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The clay is just a part of the statue (its matter); the rest consists of its form or structure
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Statue and clay differ in modal and temporal properties, and in constitution
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / c. Form as causal
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Structure or form are right at the centre of modern rigorous modes of enquiry
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
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There are at least six versions of constitution being identity
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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For three-dimensionalist parthood must be a three-place relation, including times
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The parts may be the same type as the whole, like a building made of buildings
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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Wholes in modern mereology are intended to replace sets, so they closely resemble them
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Wholes are entities distinct from their parts, and have different properties
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Wholes are not just their parts; a whole is an entity distinct from the proper parts
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 1. Natural Kinds
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The Kripke/Putnam approach to natural kind terms seems to give them excessive stability
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 3. Knowing Kinds
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Natural kinds support inductive inferences, from previous samples to the next one
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 4. Source of Kinds
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Concepts for species are either intrinsic structure, or relations like breeding or ancestry
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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds
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Should vernacular classifications ever be counted as natural kind terms?
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature
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There are apparently no scientific laws concerning biological species
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