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All the ideas for 'Scattered Objects', 'Mechanism, purpose and explan. exclusion' and 'Substance'

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined
15391 A substance is, roughly, a basic being or subject at the foundation of reality [Robb]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / a. Scattered objects
14962 Bodies don't becomes scattered by losing small or minor parts [Cartwright,R]
14961 Clearly a pipe can survive being taken apart [Cartwright,R]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
15392 If an object survives the loss of a part, complex objects can have autonomy over their parts [Robb]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / a. Explanation
14470 Explanatory exclusion: there cannot be two separate complete explanations of a single event [Kim]