Combining Texts
Ideas for
'Individuals without Sortals', 'No Understanding without Explanation' and 'Possibility'
expand these ideas
|
start again
|
choose
another area for these texts
display all the ideas for this combination of texts
10 ideas
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
|
17519
|
To express borderline cases of objects, you need the concept of an 'object' [Ayers]
|
|
13375
|
The idea that every entity must have identity conditions is an unfortunate misunderstanding [Jubien]
|
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity
|
13393
|
Any entity has the unique property of being that specific entity [Jubien]
|
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind
|
17511
|
Recognising continuity is separate from sortals, and must precede their use [Ayers]
|
|
17510
|
Speakers need the very general category of a thing, if they are to think about it [Ayers]
|
|
17522
|
We use sortals to classify physical objects by the nature and origin of their unity [Ayers]
|
|
17515
|
Seeing caterpillar and moth as the same needs continuity, not identity of sortal concepts [Ayers]
|
|
13388
|
It is incoherent to think that a given entity depends on its kind for its existence [Jubien]
|
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects
|
13384
|
Objects need conventions for their matter, their temporal possibility, and their spatial possibility [Jubien]
|
|
13385
|
Basically, the world doesn't have ready-made 'objects'; we carve objects any way we like [Jubien]
|