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Does universalism entail extensionalism?

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Date
03/2016
Author
Cotnoir, Aaron
Keywords
B Philosophy (General)
BC Logic
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Abstract
Does a commitment to mereological universalism automatically bring along a commitment to the controversial doctrine of mereological extensionalism—the view that objects with the same proper parts are identical? A recent argument suggests the answer is ‘yes’. This paper attempts a systematic response to the argument, considering nearly every available line of reply. It argues that only one approach—the mutual parts view—can yield a viable mereology where universalism does not entail extensionalism.
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Cotnoir , A 2016 , ' Does universalism entail extensionalism? ' , Noûs , vol. 50 , no. 1 , pp. 121-132 . https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12063
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Noûs
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12063
ISSN
0029-4624
Type
Journal article
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Cotnoir, A. J. (2014), Does Universalism Entail Extensionalism? Noûs, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nous.12063/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/8420

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