Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Sextus Empiricus, R Keefe / P Smith and Stoic school
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
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Stoics say matter has qualities, and substance underlies it, with no form or qualities [Stoic school, by Chalcidius]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects
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Vague predicates involve uncertain properties, uncertain objects, and paradoxes of gradual change [Keefe/Smith]
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Many vague predicates are multi-dimensional; 'big' involves height and volume; heaps include arrangement [Keefe/Smith]
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If there is a precise borderline area, that is not a case of vagueness [Keefe/Smith]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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How is separateness possible, if separated things are always said to be united? [Alexander on Stoic school]
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How is divisibility possible, if stoics say things remain united when they are divided? [Alexander on Stoic school]
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Stoics say wholes are more than parts, but entirely consist of parts [Stoic school, by Sext.Empiricus]
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Parts are not parts if their whole is nothing more than the parts [Sext.Empiricus]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Some properties are inseparable from a thing, such as the length, breadth and depth of a body [Sext.Empiricus]
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