Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Stephen Mumford, Isaac Newton and Wilfrid Hodges

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates

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Particles mutually attract, and cohere at short distances [Newton]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts

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The place of a thing is the sum of the places of its parts [Newton]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts

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Many artefacts have dispositional essences, which make them what they are [Mumford]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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How can we show that a universally possessed property is an essential property? [Mumford]