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Simons I 272
Mereological Essentialism/Chisholm/Simons: results from his commitment to mereological constancy - SimonsVsChisholm. >Mereology, >Parts.
Chisholm: E.g. table stump + plate - a particular table can only be built from this stump and this plate.
I 273
Superposition/Simons: superposition of the parts guarantees not the existence of the table (or the identity of the table with the sum - which also leads to interrupted existence.
ChisholmVsSimons: this interrupted exististence sees Chisholm as a problem.
But he is only committed to the adoption of essential parts - e.g. not to glue instead of nails, etc.
Simons thesis: there must be an essential part. Cf. >Essence.
For the terminology of mereology see >Peter Simons.

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