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Ideas for 'On Motion', 'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson' and 'Varieties of Things'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / c. Individuation by location
A 'thing' cannot be in two places at once, and two things cannot be in the same place at once [Macdonald,C]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind
We 'individuate' kinds of object, and 'identify' particular specimens [Macdonald,C]
No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J]