Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Cleanthes, Michael Devitt and Isaac Newton

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

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Particles mutually attract, and cohere at short distances [Newton]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts

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The place of a thing is the sum of the places of its parts [Newton]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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Essentialism concerns the nature of a group, not its category [Devitt]

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Things that gradually change, like species, can still have essences [Devitt]