Questions tagged [mereology]
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What is the ontology of points?
This might be broad so let me narrow it. Concerning points and mereology, is it coherent to make points - extentionless entities - compose extended objects? If so, then the idea of "material point ...
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Can we really attribute property P to an object with multiple parts which differ with respect to P?
So I've got myself into a tangle with properties. I have quite a strong intuition about something, but a few have told me it's wrong. I'm hoping that either (i) my view is less controversial than they ...
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Mereology and realism
What do realists say about parts and wholes?
Do they never / sometimes / usually / always, claim that the reality of something is a part of it? By that I mean (roughly) e.g.:
Real cream is real ...
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Is there a formal, or a rigorous, definition of the 'consists in' relation?
Philosophers often describe one thing as consisting in some other things. However, I've never seen a rigorous definition of the 'consists in' relation. Does such a definition exist?
