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What is mereological harmony?
pp. 1949-1965
Abstrakt
Say that mereological harmony is the view that there is at least some mirroring between the mereological structure of material objects and the mereological structure of their locations: each, in some way, mirrors the other. As it turns out, there is a confusing array of systems of harmony available to the substantivalist. In this paper, I attempt to bring some order to these systems. I explore some systems found in the literature, as well as some natural systems which haven’t been discussed. Along the way, I explore a number of metaphysical consequences of the different systems of harmony. The paper ends with a roadmap of possible views for the substantivalist.
Publication details
Published in:
(2016) Synthese 193 (6).
Seiten: 1949-1965
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-015-0822-1
Referenz:
Leonard Matt (2016) „What is mereological harmony?“. Synthese 193 (6), 1949–1965.