Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Andr Gallois and Ren Descartes

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17 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / c. Unity as conceptual

2297	If I can separate two things in my understanding, then God can separate them in reality [Descartes]

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

3626	Knowing the attributes is enough to reveal a substance [Descartes]

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If we perceive an attribute, we infer the existence of some substance [Descartes]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

5013	A substance needs nothing else in order to exist [Descartes]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / e. Substance critique

3628	Substance cannot be conceived or explained to others [Gassendi on Descartes]

16774

Descartes thinks distinguishing substances from aggregates is pointless [Descartes, by Pasnau]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail

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A CAR and its major PART can become identical, yet seem to have different properties [Gallois]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum

16631

If we remove surface qualities from wax, we have an extended, flexible, changeable thing [Descartes]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

17865

Descartes gives an essence by an encapsulating formula [Descartes, by Almog]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

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A substance has one principal property which is its nature and essence [Descartes]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

12251

Substantial forms are not understood, and explain nothing [Descartes]

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

16233

Gallois hoped to clarify identity through time, but seems to make talk of it impossible [Hawley on Gallois]

16025

If things change they become different - but then no one thing undergoes the change! [Gallois]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

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4D: time is space-like; a thing is its history; past and future are real; or things extend in time [Gallois]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity

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Gallois is committed to identity with respect to times, and denial of simple identity [Gallois, by Sider]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Occasional Identity: two objects can be identical at one time, and different at others [Gallois, by Hawley]

16027

If two things are equal, each side involves a necessity, so the equality is necessary [Gallois]