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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts

13041	Collections have fixed members, but fusions can be carved in innumerable ways [Potter]
	Full Idea: A collection has a determinate number of members, whereas a fusion may be carved up into parts in various equally valid (although perhaps not equally interesting) ways.
	From: Michael Potter (Set Theory and Its Philosophy [2004], 02.1)
	A reaction: This seems to sum up both the attraction and the weakness of mereology. If you doubt the natural identity of so-called 'objects', then maybe classical mereology is the way to go.