“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”
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“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” is a philosophical paper by Kit Fine that argues for a metaphysical distinction between material objects and the matter that constitutes them.
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| “The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical paper ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | the thesis that material objects are identical with their constituting matter ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedIn |
discussions of the statue–lump problem
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literature on the metaphysics of material constitution ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
the problem of material constitution
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theory of objects and their parts ⓘ |
| field | analytic metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAffiliation | New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequenceFor |
criteria of identity for material things
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distinction between objects and aggregates of matter ⓘ ontology of ordinary objects ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | anti-reductionist view of material objects to their matter ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalIssue |
essential properties of objects
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modal properties of material objects ⓘ persistence through change ⓘ relation between objects and their constitutive matter ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition | non-identity of material objects with their matter ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on constitution in metaphysics
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philosophical discussions of material objects and their matter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainClaim | A material thing is not identical to the matter that constitutes it ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
constitution
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identity ⓘ material objects ⓘ mereology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ persistence conditions ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Reasoning with Arbitrary Objects
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Things and Their Parts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView | there is a metaphysical distinction between a material object and its matter ⓘ |
| usesExample |
ordinary material objects
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statue and lump of clay ⓘ |
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