Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Trenton Merricks, Chris Swoyer and Antony Flew

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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 5. Composition of an Object

6127	'Unrestricted composition' says any two things can make up a third thing [Merricks]

6131	Composition as identity is false, as identity is never between a single thing and many things [Merricks]

6132	Composition as identity is false, as it implies that things never change their parts [Merricks]

6141	There is no visible difference between statues, and atoms arranged statuewise [Merricks]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object

6130	'Composition' says things are their parts; 'constitution' says a whole substance is an object [Merricks]

6138	It seems wrong that constitution entails that two objects are wholly co-located [Merricks]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

6128	Objects decompose (it seems) into non-overlapping parts that fill its whole region [Merricks]