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Ideas for 'On What Grounds What', 'Letters to Leibniz' and 'Pragmatism - eight lectures'

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

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A 'thing' is simply carved out of reality for human purposes [James]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / e. Substance critique

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'Substance' is just a word for groupings and structures in experience [James]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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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]