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European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2011.

Original scientific paper

Bundles, Individuation And Indiscernibility

Matteo Morganti ; University of Rome ‘Roma TRE’

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Abstract

In a recent paper, Sun Demirli (2010) proposes an allegedly new way of conceiving of individuation in the context of the bundle theory of object constitution. He suggests that allowing for distance relations to individuate objects solves the problems with worlds containing indiscernible objects that would otherwise affect the theory. The aim of the present paper is i) To show that Demirli’s proposal falls short of achieving this goal and ii) To carry out a more general critical assessment of the issue by appraising the costs and benefits of Demirli’s view as well as of existing alternatives.

Keywords

Bundle theory; universal; instance; individuation; structure; relation; Identity of the Indiscernibles

Hrčak ID:

70319

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/70319

Publication date:

12.7.2011.

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