Ideas from 'Why Constitution is not Identity' by Lynne Rudder Baker [1997], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Journal of Philosophy' (ed/tr -) [- ,]].
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay
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Clay is intrinsically and atomically the same as statue (and that lacks 'modal properties')
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The clay is not a statue - it borrows that property from the statue it constitutes
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / d. Coincident objects
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Is it possible for two things that are identical to become two separate things?
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
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Statues essentially have relational properties lacked by lumps
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Constitution is not identity, as consideration of essential predicates shows
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The constitution view gives a unified account of the relation of persons/bodies, statues/bronze etc
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