Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, Ryan Wasserman and Saul A. Kripke
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
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Given that a table is made of molecules, could it not be molecular and still be this table? [Kripke]
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If we imagine this table made of ice or different wood, we are imagining a different table [Kripke]
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A different piece of wood could have been used for that table; constitution isn't identity [Wiggins on Kripke]
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Constitution is identity (being in the same place), or it isn't (having different possibilities) [Wasserman]
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Constitution is not identity, because it is an asymmetric dependence relation [Wasserman]
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There are three main objections to seeing constitution as different from identity [Wasserman]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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The weight of a wall is not the weight of its parts, since that would involve double-counting [Wasserman]
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