Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Ashvaghosha, Stephen Mumford and Ross P. Cameron

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts

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Many artefacts have dispositional essences, which make them what they are [Mumford]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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How can we show that a universally possessed property is an essential property? [Mumford]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 1. Objects over Time

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Most criteria for identity over time seem to leave two later objects identical to the earlier one [Cameron]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 2. Objects that Change

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Change is instantiation of a non-uniform distributional property, like 'being red-then-orange' [Cameron]