Full Idea
It is hard to see why the folk way of carving up the material world should - barring further argument - be elevated to a loftier status than the unrestricted compositionist way.
Clarification
The 'unrestricted compositionist way' is to see any composite objects you wish, however bizarre
Gist of Idea
The 'folk' way of carving up the world is not intrinsically better than quite arbitrary ways
Source
Trenton Merricks (Objects and Persons [2003], §3.III)
Book Reference
Merricks,Trenton: 'Objects and Persons' [OUP 2003], p.75
A Reaction
There are some right ways to carve up the world, though there is also the capacity to be quite arbitrary, if it is useful, or even amusing. Thus Cyprus is an island (fact), Britons are a nation (useful), and Arsenal fans are sad (amusing).