Occupy Wall: A Mereological Puzzle and the Burdens of Endurantism.
Endurantists have recently faced a mereological puzzle in various forms. Here I argue that, instead of presenting a genuine worry, the puzzle actually reveals a common misunderstanding about the endurantist ontology. Furthermore, through this discussion of the alleged problem and the misunderstandin...
| Published in: | Australasian Journal of Philosophy Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 91 - 102 |
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