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Ideas for 'On What Grounds What', 'On Certainty' and 'Naming and Necessity notes and addenda'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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We might fix identities for small particulars, but it is utopian to hope for such things [Kripke]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object

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A different piece of wood could have been used for that table; constitution isn't identity [Wiggins on Kripke]

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]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity

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A relation can clearly be reflexive, and identity is the smallest reflexive relation [Kripke]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 9. Sameness

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A vague identity may seem intransitive, and we might want to talk of 'counterparts' [Kripke]