Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Jonathan Schaffer and Parmenides

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation

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Individuation aims to count entities, by saying when there is one [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

14082

No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim]

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There exist heaps with no integral unity, so we should accept arbitrary composites in the same way [Schaffer,J]

13752

The notion of 'grounding' can explain integrated wholes in a way that mere aggregates can't [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 1. Objects over Time

1504	Something must be unchanging to make recognition and knowledge possible [Aristotle on Parmenides]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J]