Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Brand Blanshard, Peter van Inwagen and R Keefe / P Smith

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates

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Every physical thing is either a living organism or a simple [Inwagen]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay

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The statue and lump seem to share parts, but the statue is not part of the lump [Inwagen]

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If you knead clay you make an infinite series of objects, but they are rearrangements, not creations [Inwagen]

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

9045	Vague predicates involve uncertain properties, uncertain objects, and paradoxes of gradual change [Keefe/Smith]

9047	Many vague predicates are multi-dimensional; 'big' involves height and volume; heaps include arrangement [Keefe/Smith]

9053	If there is a precise borderline area, that is not a case of vagueness [Keefe/Smith]