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'On What Grounds What', 'Necessity, Essence and Individuation' and 'Things and Their Parts'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object
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The matter is a relatively unstructured version of the object, like a set without membership structure [Fine,K]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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A 'temporary' part is a part at one time, but may not be at another, like a carburetor [Fine,K]
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A 'timeless' part just is a part, not a part at some time; some atoms are timeless parts of a water molecule [Fine,K]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts
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An 'aggregative' sum is spread in time, and exists whenever a component exists [Fine,K]
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An 'compound' sum is not spread in time, and only exists when all the components exists [Fine,K]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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Two sorts of whole have 'rigid embodiment' (timeless parts) or 'variable embodiment' (temporary parts) [Fine,K]
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There exist heaps with no integral unity, so we should accept arbitrary composites in the same way [Schaffer,J]
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The notion of 'grounding' can explain integrated wholes in a way that mere aggregates can't [Schaffer,J]
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