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4. Formal Logic / G. Formal Mereology / 1. Mereology

8465	Mereology has been exploited by some nominalists to achieve the effects of set theory [Orenstein]
	Full Idea: The theory of mereology has had a history of being exploited by nominalists to achieve some of the effects of set theory.
	From: Alex Orenstein (W.V. Quine [2002], Ch.3)
	A reaction: Some writers refer to mereology as a 'theory', and others as an area of study. This appears to be an interesting line of investigation. Orenstein says Quine and Goodman showed its limitations.