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There are no statues. Or rocks. Or chairs. Or stars. But there are microscopic objects arranged statuewise and rockwise and chairwise and starwise. Moreover, there are--in addition to microscopic objects arranged humanwise--composite human beings. Or so Trenton Merricks argues. The ontology of Objects and Persons is motivated, in large part, by causal considerations. One of the central ideas is that physical objects are causally non-redundant: physical objects cause things that are not wholly overdetermined by their proper parts. Merricks 'eliminates' statues and other inanimate composite macrophysical objects on the grounds that they would--if they existed--be at best completely causally redundant. Merricks defends our existence by arguing, from certain facts about mental causation, that we human beings cause things that are not overdetermined by our proper parts. A second strand of argument for Merricks's overall ontology involves a variety of philosophical puzzles, puzzles that are dealt with in illuminating and often novel ways. Many other issues are addressed along the way, including free will, the 'reduction' of a composite object to its parts, and the ways in which identity over time can "for practical purposes" be a matter of convention. Anyone working in metaphysics will enjoy this lucid and provocative book.
Epiphenomenon and eliminativism 哲学写作课的范例
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评分Epiphenomenon and eliminativism 哲学写作课的范例
评分Epiphenomenon and eliminativism 哲学写作课的范例
评分感觉”Do Composite Objects exist? No”的paper作为companion让书好理解了一些,主要我在mereology的背景知识上了解得太不充足了,边读边补SEP,课上的术语解析也很有帮助。Chapter 3确实是经典,叙述了一个causal theory,然后建立在causal theory的四个方面上去defend非生命composite物体的不存在。不过还是感觉书里的theory密度有点高诶。可以说是metaphysics of material objects里defend mereological nihilism比较经典的一本书。
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Objects and Persons pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024