Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Jean Buridan and Mark Sainsbury

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

8982	Vague concepts are concepts without boundaries [Sainsbury]

8984	If concepts are vague, people avoid boundaries, can't spot them, and don't want them [Sainsbury]

8985	Boundaryless concepts tend to come in pairs, such as child/adult, hot/cold [Sainsbury]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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Without magnitude a thing would retain its parts, but they would have no location [Buridan]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 8. Continuity of Rivers

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A thing is (less properly) the same over time if each part is succeeded by another [Buridan]