Combining Philosophers
Ideas for John Cottingham, Epicurus and S.Mumford/R.Lill Anjum
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / b. Individuation by properties
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Bodies are combinations of shape, size, resistance and weight [Epicurus]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates
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A 'body' is a conception of an aggregate, with properties defined by application conditions [Epicurus]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance
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Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay
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If statue and clay fall and crush someone, the event is not overdetermined [Mumford/Anjum]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 1. Structure of an Object
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Pandispositionalists say structures are clusters of causal powers [Mumford/Anjum]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Bodies have impermanent properties, and permanent ones which define its conceived nature [Epicurus]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts
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Perdurantism imposes no order on temporal parts, so sequences of events are contingent [Mumford/Anjum]
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