Composition as Identity

A. J. Cotnoir

82 citations0/0 files storedOxford University Press eBooks

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Philosophy and Theoretical Science Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy, Science, and History

Abstract

Composition is the relation between a whole and its parts—the parts are said to compose the whole; the whole comprises the parts. But is a whole anything over and above its parts taken collectively? Are the many parts identical to the one whole? This chapter traces the motivations, varieties, and problems with the view that has come to be known as composition as identity. It also provides an introduction and background in formal mereology and plural logic that is necessary for understanding the contemporary debate.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 82 citations exist upstream.

Cited by

2018Brute necessity 2019The Metaphysics of the Material World 2019Analytic Ecclesiology: The Social Ontology of the Church 2015An Applied Mereology of the City: Unifying Science and Philosophy for Urban Planning

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.