Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Gottfried Leibniz and John Heil
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / b. Form as principle
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Forms are of no value in physics, but are indispensable in metaphysics [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / c. Form as causal
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Leibniz strengthened hylomorphism by connecting it to force in physics [Leibniz, by Garber]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / d. Form as unifier
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Form or soul gives unity and duration; matter gives multiplicity and change [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum
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A 'substratum' is just a metaphor for whatever supports several predicates [Leibniz]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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Indivisibles are not parts, but the extrema of parts [Leibniz]
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Spatial parts are just regions, but objects depend on and are made up of substantial parts [Heil]
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A 'gunky' universe would literally have no parts at all [Heil]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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Many wholes can survive replacement of their parts [Heil]
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Dunes depend on sand grains, but line segments depend on the whole line [Heil]
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