Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Philosophical Fragments', 'Presentation of Self in Everyday Life' and 'In Defence of Three-Dimensionalism'

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8 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

16007

I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism

12295

3-D says things are stretched in space but not in time, and entire at a time but not at a location [Fine,K]

12298

Genuine motion, rather than variation of position, requires the 'entire presence' of the object [Fine,K]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

12296

4-D says things are stretched in space and in time, and not entire at a time or at a location [Fine,K]

18882

You can ask when the wedding was, but not (usually) when the bride was [Fine,K, by Simons]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts

12297

Three-dimensionalist can accept temporal parts, as things enduring only for an instant [Fine,K]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

16013

Nothing necessary can come into existence, since it already 'is' [Kierkegaard]

16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct

8044	Goffman sees the self as no more than a peg on which to hang roles we play [Goffman, by MacIntyre]