Single Idea 13798

[catalogued under 9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay]

Full Idea

Some contemporary metaphysicians infer that one of the objects must go, namely, the statue.

Gist of Idea

Maybe we should give up the statue

Source

Crawford L. Elder (Real Natures and Familiar Objects [2004], 7.2)

Book Reference

Elder,Crawford L.: 'Real Natures and Familiar Objects' [MIT 2004], p.150


A Reaction

[He cites Zimmerman 1995] This looks like a recipe for creating a vast gulf between philosophers and the rest of the population. If it is right, it makes the true ontology completely useless in understanding our daily lives.