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'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Things and Their Parts' and 'Parts of Classes'
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15 ideas
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object
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The matter is a relatively unstructured version of the object, like a set without membership structure [Fine,K]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 5. Composition of an Object
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The many are many and the one is one, so they can't be identical [Lewis]
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Lewis affirms 'composition as identity' - that an object is no more than its parts [Lewis, by Merricks]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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A 'temporary' part is a part at one time, but may not be at another, like a carburetor [Fine,K]
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A 'timeless' part just is a part, not a part at some time; some atoms are timeless parts of a water molecule [Fine,K]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts
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In mereology no two things consist of the same atoms [Lewis]
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Trout-turkeys exist, despite lacking cohesion, natural joints and united causal power [Lewis]
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Given cats, a fusion of cats adds nothing further to reality [Lewis]
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The one has different truths from the many; it is one rather than many, one rather than six [Lewis]
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An 'aggregative' sum is spread in time, and exists whenever a component exists [Fine,K]
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An 'compound' sum is not spread in time, and only exists when all the components exists [Fine,K]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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Lewis only uses fusions to create unities, but fusions notoriously flatten our distinctions [Oliver/Smiley on Lewis]
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A commitment to cat-fusions is not a further commitment; it is them and they are it [Lewis]
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Two sorts of whole have 'rigid embodiment' (timeless parts) or 'variable embodiment' (temporary parts) [Fine,K]
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Lewis prefers giving up singletons to giving up sums [Lewis, by Fine,K]
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