Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 128
Def Superposition/Simons: when different individuals with identical parts are at the same time in the same place it is called superposition.
SimonsVsQuine: instead of "content of one portion space time".
>Spacetime, >Four-dimensionalism.
Such occupiers must be continuants anyway. Events: among events the extensionality principle is fulfilled.
Masses: masses need different meanings of "part".
>Parts, >Mass terms.
I 211f
Superposition instead of coincidence: e.g. ring/gold, e.g. person/body. These are not two individuals, but relation one-many. They are not identical, but take the same space, e.g. ring/gold: have different stories.
>Statue/Clay, >Person, >Individuals.
I 223
Superposition/SimonsVsWiggins: that various objects can superimpose follows from the fact that a single piece of material can be in such a state that it simultaneously fulfills different existence conditions ((s) intensionally). Existence conditions: existence conditions are determined by the sortal term (linguistically).
Different existence conditions: things can last for different times and still be red at the same time. E.g. (s) an astronaut in the orbit can become uncle.
I 237
Superposition/Doepke/Simons: whenever a and b are superimposed, they must have a common part, they must be composed entirely of a third party, c.