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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects
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The good criticism of substance by Humeans also loses them the vital concept of a thing [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / e. Substance critique
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We can escape substance and its properties, if we take fields of pure powers as ultimate [Harré/Madden]
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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 / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object
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The assumption that shape and solidity are fundamental implies dubious 'substance' in bodies [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum
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The notorious substratum results from substance-with-qualities; individuals-with-powers solves this [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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In logic the nature of a kind, substance or individual is the essence which is inseparable from what it is [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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We can infer a new property of a thing from its other properties, via its essential nature [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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We say the essence of particles is energy, but only so we can tell a story about the nature of things [Harré/Madden]
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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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To say something remains the same but lacks its capacities and powers seems a contradiction [Harré/Madden]
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Some individuals can gain or lose capacities or powers, without losing their identity [Harré/Madden]
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A particular might change all of its characteristics, retaining mere numerical identity [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism
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'Dense' time raises doubts about continuous objects, so they need 'continuous' time [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
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If things are successive instantaneous events, nothing requires those events to resemble one another [Harré/Madden]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 8. Continuity of Rivers
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Humeans cannot step in the same river twice, because they cannot strictly form the concept of 'river' [Harré/Madden]
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