Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Ryan Wasserman, Alexander and Robert Geroch

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7 ideas

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
16065 Constitution is identity (being in the same place), or it isn't (having different possibilities) [Wasserman]
16067 Constitution is not identity, because it is an asymmetric dependence relation [Wasserman]
16069 There are three main objections to seeing constitution as different from identity [Wasserman]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
16068 The weight of a wall is not the weight of its parts, since that would involve double-counting [Wasserman]
9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity
16074 Relative identity may reject transitivity, but that suggests that it isn't about 'identity' [Wasserman]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 3. Abstracta by Ignoring
9567 Maths deals with quantities of physical significance, ignoring irrelevant features [Geroch]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism
20919 How can things without weight compose weight? [Alexander]