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'Individuals without Sortals', 'A Universe from Nothing' and 'Four Dimensionalism'
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism
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Three-dimensionalists assert 'enduring', being wholly present at each moment, and deny 'temporal parts' [Sider]
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Some might say that its inconsistency with time travel is a reason to favour three-dimensionalism [Sider]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism
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Four-dimensionalists assert 'temporal parts', 'perduring', and being spread out over time [Sider]
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4D says intrinsic change is difference between successive parts [Sider]
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4D says each spatiotemporal object must have a temporal part at every moment at which it exists [Sider]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts
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You can't have the concept of a 'stage' if you lack the concept of an object [Ayers]
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Temporal 'parts' cannot be separated or rearranged [Ayers]
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Temporal parts exist, but are not prior building blocks for objects [Sider]
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Temporal parts are instantaneous [Sider]
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How can an instantaneous stage believe anything, if beliefs take time? [Sider]
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Four-dimensionalism says temporal parts are caused (through laws of motion) by previous temporal parts [Sider]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 9. Ship of Theseus
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The ship undergoes 'asymmetric' fission, where one candidate is seen as stronger [Sider]
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