Ideas from 'Substance' by David Robb [2009], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Routledge Companion to Metaphysics' (ed/tr Le Poidevin/Simons etc) [Routledge 2012,978-0-415-49396-3]].

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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A substance is, roughly, a basic being or subject at the foundation of reality

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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If an object survives the loss of a part, complex objects can have autonomy over their parts