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Single Idea 10654

[catalogued under 9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects]

Full Idea

With a basic parthood relation, we can formally define various mereological predicates, such as overlap, underlap, proper part, over-crossing, under-crossing, proper overlap, and proper underlap.

Clarification

See Idea 10649 for the parthood relation

Gist of Idea

The parthood relation will help to define at least seven basic predicates

Source

Achille Varzi (Mereology [2003], 2.2)

Book Reference

'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.6


A Reaction

[Varzi offers some diagrams, but they need interpretation]

Related Idea

Idea 10649 'Part' stands for a reflexive, antisymmetric and transitive relation [Varzi]