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Ideas for 'Individuals without Sortals', 'A Survey of Metaphysics' and 'Anselm's Argument'

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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts
You can't have the concept of a 'stage' if you lack the concept of an object [Ayers]
Temporal 'parts' cannot be separated or rearranged [Ayers]
9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 9. Ship of Theseus
If 5% replacement preserves a ship, we can replace 4% and 4% again, and still retain the ship [Lowe]
A renovation or a reconstruction of an original ship would be accepted, as long as the other one didn't exist [Lowe]
If old parts are stored and then appropriated, they are no longer part of the original (which is the renovated ship). [Lowe]