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All the ideas for 'Kant's Analytic', 'Things and Their Parts' and 'Problems in Personal Identity'

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10 ideas

4. Formal Logic / G. Formal Mereology / 1. Mereology

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Part and whole contribute asymmetrically to one another, so must differ [Fine,K]

5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 4. Identity in Logic

3299	In logic identity involves reflexivity (x=x), symmetry (if x=y, then y=x) and transitivity (if x=y and y=z, then x=z) [Baillie]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / c. Unity as conceptual

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Hierarchical set membership models objects better than the subset or aggregate relations do [Fine,K]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 3. Matter of an Object

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The matter is a relatively unstructured version of the object, like a set without membership structure [Fine,K]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects

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A 'temporary' part is a part at one time, but may not be at another, like a carburetor [Fine,K]

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A 'timeless' part just is a part, not a part at some time; some atoms are timeless parts of a water molecule [Fine,K]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / b. Sums of parts

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An 'aggregative' sum is spread in time, and exists whenever a component exists [Fine,K]

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An 'compound' sum is not spread in time, and only exists when all the components exists [Fine,K]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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Two sorts of whole have 'rigid embodiment' (timeless parts) or 'variable embodiment' (temporary parts) [Fine,K]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

8592	Empty space is measurable in ways in which empty time necessarily is not [Bennett, by Shoemaker]