Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Ryan Wasserman, Cian Dorr and Scott Shalkowski
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
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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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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
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Serious essentialism says everything has essences, they're not things, and they ground necessities [Shalkowski]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Essences are what it is to be that (kind of) thing - in fact, they are the thing's identity [Shalkowski]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence
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We distinguish objects by their attributes, not by their essences [Shalkowski]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Critics say that essences are too mysterious to be known [Shalkowski]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity
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Relative identity may reject transitivity, but that suggests that it isn't about 'identity' [Wasserman]
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