Could there be exactly two things?

被引：7

作者：

Comesana, Juan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA

来源：

SYNTHESE | 2008年 / 162卷 / 01期

关键词：

ontology; universalism; mereology;

D O I：

10.1007/s11229-007-9170-0

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：

Many philosophers think that, necessarily, any material objects have a fusion (let's call that doctrine "Universalism"). In this paper I point out a couple of strange consequences of Universalism and related doctrines, and suggest that they are strange enough to constitute a powerful argument against those views.

引用

页码：31 / 35

页数：5

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