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'On the Individuation of Attributes', 'Pragmatism - eight lectures' and 'fragments/reports'
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation
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No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine]
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects
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A 'thing' is simply carved out of reality for human purposes [James]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
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Stoics say matter has qualities, and substance underlies it, with no form or qualities [Stoic school, by Chalcidius]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / e. Substance critique
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'Substance' is just a word for groupings and structures in experience [James]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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How is separateness possible, if separated things are always said to be united? [Alexander on Stoic school]
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How is divisibility possible, if stoics say things remain united when they are divided? [Alexander on Stoic school]
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Stoics say wholes are more than parts, but entirely consist of parts [Stoic school, by Sext.Empiricus]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects
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Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine]
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