The Use of Sets (and Other Extensional Entities) in the Analysis of Hylomorphically Complex Objects
Hylomorphically complex objects are things that change their parts or matter or that might have, or have had, different parts or matter. Often ontologists analyze such objects in terms of sets (or functions, understood set-theoretically) or other extensional entities such as mereological fusions or...
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Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2018-09-01
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Series: | Metaphysics |
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Online Access: | https://www.metaphysicsjournal.com/articles/9 |