Against mereological nihilism

被引:12
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作者
Tallant, Jonathan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nottingham, Dept Philosophy, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
关键词
Mereological nihilism; Composition; Special composition question; SCQ; OBJECTS;
D O I
10.1007/s11229-013-0343-8
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
I argue that mereological nihilism fails because it cannot answer (what I describe as) the special arrangement question: when is it true that the xs (the mereological simples) are arranged F-wise? I suggest that the answers given in the literature fail and that the obvious responses that could be made look to undermine the motivations for adopting nihilism in the first place.
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页码:1511 / 1527
页数:17
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