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| Flux: flow, process, change._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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P. Simons on Flux - Dictionary of Arguments
I 1 Flux/Chisholm/Simons: problem: people have different parts at different times. This contradicts extensionality: only things with identical parts are identical. >Extensionality, >Extension, >Process, >Change. I 2 Modality: problem: e.g. a human could have other parts, as he/she has at the moment and yet could be the same human. >Modalities. I 118 Flux/mereology: winning and losing parts of objects constitutes the flux. Stock: Cartwright/Chisholm/Heller/Henry/Thomson/Invagen: only objects with temporal parts exist ((s) so no continuants (e.g. humans) but only events (processes) exist). These may change. >Continuants, >Mereology. Problem: e.g. Tibblles is unequal Tib before the accident, but identical after the accident. Problem: because Tib before equals after the accident, it follows from the transitivity of identity that Tibblles before accident is the same as Tib before the accident. This is a contradiction. >Tibbles-example. Solution/Simons: a solution offers the superposition but never the Leibnizean identity, because they differ in characteristics. >Superposition, >Leibniz-Principle._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Simons I P. Simons Parts. A Study in Ontology Oxford New York 1987 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16