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Ideas for Mahavastu, Katherine Hawley and Verity Harte
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
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The constitution theory is endurantism plus more than one object in a place [Hawley]
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Constitution theory needs sortal properties like 'being a sweater' to distinguish it from its thread [Hawley]
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If the constitution view says thread and sweater are two things, why do we talk of one thing? [Hawley]
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Mereology treats constitution as a criterion of identity, as shown in the axiom of extensionality [Harte,V]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts
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What exactly is a 'sum', and what exactly is 'composition'? [Harte,V]
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If something is 'more than' the sum of its parts, is the extra thing another part, or not? [Harte,V]
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The problem with the term 'sum' is that it is singular [Harte,V]
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