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Making sense of the ‘is’ of constitution

Zerburdis, Ezequiel (2021) Making sense of the ‘is’ of constitution. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 36 (1). pp. 25-47. ISSN 2171-679X

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Abstract

I consider a problem that arises in connection with (alleged) cases of coincident objects (such as a statue and the lump of clay it is made of) and that affects the two main accounts that have been given of such cases, namely, Pluralism (according to which statue and lump are distinct) and Monism (according to which they are one). The problem is that both views seem committed to accepting strained interpretations of some of the statements used to describe the situation. I consider Pickel’s arguments against the Pluralist’s strategy of interpreting ‘is’ as expressing constitution in sentences such as ‘The statue is the lump of clay’, and provide reasons for rejecting them—so as to vindicate, eventually, the Pluralist position.


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Zerburdis, Ezequielezerbu@yahoo.com0000-0002-0093-372X
Additional Information: ISSN: 0495-4548 (print)
Keywords: material object, coincidence, constitution, polysemy, identity, predication.
Subjects: General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics
General Issues > Explanation
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es
Date Deposited: 19 Feb 2021 16:14
Last Modified: 19 Feb 2021 16:14
Item ID: 18721
Journal or Publication Title: THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science
Publisher: Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco
Official URL: https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/THEORIA/article/view...
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1387/theoria.21232
Subjects: General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics
General Issues > Explanation
Date: January 2021
Page Range: pp. 25-47
Volume: 36
Number: 1
ISSN: 2171-679X
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18721

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