Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Karl Popper, Stewart Shapiro and Alex Oliver

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

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The notion of 'object' is at least partially structural and mathematical [Shapiro]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates

10726

Things can't be fusions of universals, because two things could then be one thing [Oliver]

10725

Abstract sets of universals can't be bundled to make concrete things [Oliver]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

10275

A blurry border is still a border [Shapiro]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts

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Human artefacts may have essences, in their purposes [Popper]

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

5451	Popper felt that ancient essentialism was a bar to progress [Popper, by Mautner]