Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Crispin Wright, Hilary Putnam and Irenaeus

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects

2351	Aristotle says an object (e.g. a lamp) has identity if its parts stay together when it is moved [Putnam]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / b. Need for abstracta

18950

Physics is full of non-physical entities, such as space-vectors [Putnam]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / c. Modern abstracta

9878	Contextually defined abstract terms genuinely refer to objects [Wright,C, by Dummett]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

13868

Sortal concepts cannot require that things don't survive their loss, because of phase sortals [Wright,C]