Composition as Identity

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ID10688447
AuthorsA R J Fisher (0000-0001-5351-4521, Queen's University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Pagespqw030
Publication date2016-03-22
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/pq/pqw030
OpenAlexW2317965992
LanguageEN
Citations received14

This book is a collection of essays that concern the hypothesis that wholes are identical with their parts. This hypothesis is called ‘composition as identity’ (or CAI). It is motivated by and meant to capture the intuitions of the following examples. Example 1: a farmer intends to sell his property, but before he puts it on the market he sub-divides it into six lots. If the farmer sells his six lots, common sense tells us he has sold his farm. Example 2: I hope to purchase a six-pack of beer at the supermarket. Common sense tells us I am entitled to line up in the ‘six-items or fewer’ lane. The shop keeper would not say I have seven items. The six-pack is the six beers, just like the farm is the six lots. In general, a whole just is its parts. There are three major variants of CAI under examination in this book

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