Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Herodotus, Anaxagoras and Hilary Putnam
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects
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Aristotle says an object (e.g. a lamp) has identity if its parts stay together when it is moved [Putnam]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / b. Need for abstracta
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Physics is full of non-physical entities, such as space-vectors [Putnam]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay
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Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
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Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Putnam smuggles essentialism about liquids into his proof that water must be H2O [Salmon,N on Putnam]
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