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'fragments/reports', 'The Philosopher's Toolkit' and 'Lewis on Perdurance versus Endurance'
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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]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 10. Beginning of an Object
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Substance is not created or destroyed in mortals, but there is only mixing and exchange [Empedocles]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 3. Relative Identity
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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]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity
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'I have the same car as you' is fine; 'I have the same fiancée as you' is not so good [Baggini /Fosl]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects
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Leibniz's Law is about the properties of objects; the Identity of Indiscernibles is about perception of objects [Baggini /Fosl]
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