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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects

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There is no coming-to-be of anything, but only mixing and separating [Empedocles, by Aristotle]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 10. Beginning of an Object

457	Substance is not created or destroyed in mortals, but there is only mixing and exchange [Empedocles]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity

4640	If identity is based on 'true of X' instead of 'property of X' we get the Masked Man fallacy ('I know X but not Y') [Baggini /Fosl, by PG]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity

4647	'I have the same car as you' is fine; 'I have the same fiancée as you' is not so good [Baggini /Fosl]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects

4639	Leibniz's Law is about the properties of objects; the Identity of Indiscernibles is about perception of objects [Baggini /Fosl]