Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Herodotus, Amie L. Thomasson and Thomas Aquinas
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects
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The simple existence conditions for objects are established by our practices, and are met [Thomasson]
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Ordinary objects may be not indispensable, but they are nearly unavoidable [Thomasson]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
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The principle of diversity for corporeal substances is their matter [Aquinas, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects
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It is analytic that if simples are arranged chair-wise, then there is a chair [Thomasson, by Hofweber]
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Eliminativists haven't found existence conditions for chairs, beyond those of the word 'chair' [Thomasson]
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Ordinary objects are rejected, to avoid contradictions, or for greater economy in thought [Thomasson]
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To individuate people we need conventions, but conventions are made up by people [Thomasson]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates
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'One' can mean undivided and not a multitude, or it can add measurement, giving number [Aquinas]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / c. Unity as conceptual
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Wherever an object exists, there are intrinsic properties instantiating every modal profile [Thomasson]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay
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If the statue and the lump are two objects, they require separate properties, so we could add their masses [Thomasson]
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Given the similarity of statue and lump, what could possibly ground their modal properties? [Thomasson]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / d. Form as unifier
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Humans only have a single substantial form, which contains the others and acts for them [Aquinas]
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One thing needs a single thing to unite it; if there were two forms, something must unite them [Aquinas]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
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It is by having essence that things exist [Aquinas]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Specific individual essence is defined by material, and generic essence is defined by form [Aquinas]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition
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The definition of a physical object must include the material as well as the form [Aquinas]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
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Essence is something in common between the natures which sort things into categories [Aquinas]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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A simple substance is its own essence [Aquinas]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects
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Identity claims between objects are only well-formed if the categories are specified [Thomasson]
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Identical entities must be of the same category, and meet the criteria for the category [Thomasson]
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