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'fragments/reports', 'Varieties of Things' and 'Individuals without Sortals'
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
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To express borderline cases of objects, you need the concept of an 'object' [Ayers]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / c. Individuation by location
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A 'thing' cannot be in two places at once, and two things cannot be in the same place at once [Macdonald,C]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind
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Recognising continuity is separate from sortals, and must precede their use [Ayers]
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Speakers need the very general category of a thing, if they are to think about it [Ayers]
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We use sortals to classify physical objects by the nature and origin of their unity [Ayers]
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Seeing caterpillar and moth as the same needs continuity, not identity of sortal concepts [Ayers]
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7926
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We 'individuate' kinds of object, and 'identify' particular specimens [Macdonald,C]
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