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A team of leading philosophers presents original work on theories of parthood and of location. Topics covered include how we ought to axiomatise our mereology,
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Categories: Philosophy
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Is a whole something more than the sum of its parts? Are there things composed of the same parts? If you divide an object into parts, and divide those parts int
Parts and Places
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Thinking about space is thinking about spatial things. The table is on the carpet; hence the carpet is under the table. The vase is in the box; hence the box is
Mereology: A Philosophical Introduction
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