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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects
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The notion of a physical object is by far the most useful one for science [Quine]
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Physical objects in space-time are just events or processes, no matter how disconnected [Quine]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail
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Dion and Theon coexist, but Theon lacks a foot. If Dion loses a foot, he ousts Theon? [Chrysippus, by Philo of Alexandria]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Mathematicians must be rational but not two-legged, cyclists the opposite. So a mathematical cyclist? [Quine]
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Cyclist are not actually essentially two-legged [Brody on Quine]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 2. Objects that Change
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Change of matter doesn't destroy identity - in Dion and Theon change is a condition of identity [Chrysippus, by Long/Sedley]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 2. Defining Identity
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We can paraphrase 'x=y' as a sequence of the form 'if Fx then Fy' [Quine]
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