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'Material Beings', 'The Sublime and the Good' and 'Material Constitution'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object
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I assume matter is particulate, made up of 'simples' [Inwagen]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 5. Composition of an Object
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If contact causes composition, do two colliding balls briefly make one object? [Inwagen]
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If bricks compose a house, that is at least one thing, but it might be many things [Inwagen]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object
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Constitution is identity (being in the same place), or it isn't (having different possibilities) [Wasserman]
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Constitution is not identity, because it is an asymmetric dependence relation [Wasserman]
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There are three main objections to seeing constitution as different from identity [Wasserman]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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I think parthood involves causation, and not just a reasonably stable spatial relationship [Inwagen]
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We can deny whole objects but accept parts, by referring to them as plurals within things [Inwagen, by Liggins]
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The weight of a wall is not the weight of its parts, since that would involve double-counting [Wasserman]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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Special Composition Question: when is a thing part of something? [Inwagen]
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