Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, David Wiggins and Antisthenes (Ath)
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 1. Objects over Time
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'What is it?' gives the kind, nature, persistence conditions and identity over time of a thing [Wiggins]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
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It is easier to go from horses to horse-stages than from horse-stages to horses [Wiggins]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 7. Intermittent Objects
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A restored church is the same 'church', but not the same 'building' or 'brickwork' [Wiggins]
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A thing begins only once; for a clock, it is when its making is first completed [Wiggins]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 9. Ship of Theseus
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The question is not what gets the title 'Theseus' Ship', but what is identical with the original [Wiggins]
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Priests prefer the working ship; antiquarians prefer the reconstruction [Wiggins]
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