Could there be exactly two things?

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Abstract

Many philosophers think that, necessarily, any material objects have a fusion (let's call that doctrine "Universalism"). In this paper I point out a couple of strange consequences of Universalism and related doctrines, and suggest that they are strange enough to constitute a powerful argument against those views.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)31-35
Number of pages5
JournalSynthese
Volume162
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Mereology
  • Ontology
  • Universalism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Philosophy
  • General Social Sciences

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