Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Plotinus, R Keefe / P Smith and Alex Oliver

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates
Abstract sets of universals can't be bundled to make concrete things [Oliver]
Things can't be fusions of universals, because two things could then be one thing [Oliver]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects
Vague predicates involve uncertain properties, uncertain objects, and paradoxes of gradual change [Keefe/Smith]
Many vague predicates are multi-dimensional; 'big' involves height and volume; heaps include arrangement [Keefe/Smith]
If there is a precise borderline area, that is not a case of vagueness [Keefe/Smith]