Individuals: an essay in revisionary metaphysics

被引：84
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作者：
Dasgupta, Shamik [1 ]
机构：
[1] NYU, Dept Philosophy, New York, NY 10003 USA
来源：
PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES | 2009年 / 145卷 / 01期
关键词：
Bundle theory; Generalism; Holism; Individuals; Velocity; BUNDLE-THEORY; IDENTITY; INDISCERNIBLES; PARTICULARS; SUBSTANCE;
D O I：
10.1007/s11098-009-9390-x
中图分类号：
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要：
We naturally think of the material world as being populated by a large number of individuals. These are things, such as my laptop and the particles that compose it, that we describe as being propertied and related in various ways when we describe the material world around us. In this paper I argue that, fundamentally speaking at least, there are no such things as material individuals. I then propose and defend an individual-less view of the material world I call "generalism".
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页数：33
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