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Single Idea 10679

[from 'Sameness and Substance Renewed' by David Wiggins, in 9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind ]

Full Idea

'Sortalism' endorses the view that some things have parts, but denies that every collection of things composes something. Whenever there is a particular, there must be a sort or kind to which it belongs.

Gist of Idea

'Sortalism' says parts only compose a whole if it falls under a sort or kind

Source

report of David Wiggins (Sameness and Substance Renewed [2001]) by Keith Hossack - Plurals and Complexes 7

Book Reference

-: 'British Soc for the Philosophy of Science' [-], p.427


A Reaction

What is the status of 'the first of its kind'? This seems to say that a token only has identity if it has type-identity. This sounds wildly wrong to me. I've made a 'thing' for you, but I haven't decided what it is yet.