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| Change: In philosophy, change consists in the alternation of properties of an object in time. See also process, flux, motion, spacetime, four-dimensionalism, mapping, representation, identity, temporal identity, identification, change of meaning._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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P. Simons on Change - Dictionary of Arguments
I 134 Change/event/Simons: actually events cannot change. Exceptions: e.g. the confrontation became more heated, the wedding party was moved into the house. Solution: in reality, we are talking about the involved continuants. >Events, >Continuants, >Motion, >Temporal identity. I 135 Change/Simons: change in one variable (vector or scalar, e.g. acceleration) is a measure of change, not change in itself... >Measuring. I 176 Change/Simons: ... but it is the whole continuant, not just a part that has these different properties in succession. Attribution/change: it follows that the attribution of properties to a continuant normally must specify the point in time as well. >Attribution, >Properties. I 193 Part/change/flux/shift/SimonsVsChisholm: if a small part is cut off a table, then this is not a table. >Process/Flux. ChisholmVsVs: it is a table because it was there before, it must be a table. Solution/Quine: out of the many simultaneously entangled sums that could all be a table only that one should count as a table which is not embedded in the others. Tables are meant to mutually exclude each other. >Mereological sum._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Simons I P. Simons Parts. A Study in Ontology Oxford New York 1987 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18