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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Three-Dimensionalism v Four-Dimensionalism' and 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 1. Physical Objects

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Objects are the substance of the world [Wittgenstein]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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Objects are simple [Wittgenstein]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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Apart from the facts, there is only substance [Wittgenstein]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / a. Scattered objects

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If we accept scattered objects such as archipelagos, why not think of cars that way? [Hawthorne]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

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To know an object we must know the form and content of its internal properties [Wittgenstein, by Potter]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

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Four-dimensionalists say instantaneous objects are more fundamental than long-lived ones [Hawthorne]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity

6056	Identity is not a relation between objects [Wittgenstein]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 2. Defining Identity

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You can't define identity by same predicates, because two objects with same predicates is assertable [Wittgenstein]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity

6057	Two things can't be identical, and self-identity is an empty concept [Wittgenstein]