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Ideas for 'Individuals without Sortals', 'works' and 'Laws in Nature'

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence

9427	For Humeans the world is a world primarily of events [Mumford]
	Full Idea: For Humeans the world is a world primarily of events.
	From: Stephen Mumford (Laws in Nature [2004], 03.6)

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / a. Nature of events

17520	Events do not have natural boundaries, and we have to set them [Ayers]
	Full Idea: In order to know which event has been ostensively identified by a speaker, the auditor must know the limits intended by the speaker. ...Events do not have natural boundaries.
	From: M.R. Ayers (Individuals without Sortals [1974], 'Concl')
	A reaction: He distinguishes events thus from natural objects, where the world, to a large extent, offers us the boundaries. Nice point.