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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail
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Dion and Theon coexist, but Theon lacks a foot. If Dion loses a foot, he ousts Theon? [Chrysippus, by Philo of Alexandria]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay
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The essence of lumps and statues shows that two objects coincide but are numerically distinct [Lowe]
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The essence of a bronze statue shows that it could be made of different bronze [Lowe]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects
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What sort of logic is needed for vague concepts, and what sort of concept of truth? [Williamson]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition
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Grasping an essence is just grasping a real definition [Lowe]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Explanation can't give an account of essence, because it is too multi-faceted [Lowe]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences
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If we must know some entity to know an essence, we lack a faculty to do that [Lowe]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 2. Objects that Change
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Change of matter doesn't destroy identity - in Dion and Theon change is a condition of identity [Chrysippus, by Long/Sedley]
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