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| Substratum, philosophy of science: the substratum is, generally speaking, that unchangeable which is fundamental to the changing. The concept of the substratum is not easily distinguished from that of the substance, since in many contexts the absence of closer determinations is placed in the foreground. Basically, it is a question of assuming with the substratum something that is categorized or broken down into sub-aspects in a field of expertise in order to deal with problems. See also substance, description levels._____________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 Substratum - Dictionary of Arguments
Def accident/Simons: a moment that is constantly dependent on its foundation is an accident. I 306 Def substrate/Simons: the foundation of an accident is called substrate or just "substrate of the accident": DD7 (N)(x acc y ≡ N(t) N(Ext x ⊃ Ext y ∧ ~y ≤ x) ∧ ~ N E! y) Relational Accident/SimonsVsTradition: a relational accident does exist, i.e. those that are based in more than one substrate: e.g. the collision of two bodies. It could not have happened with other bodies (modal rigidity) and both bodies must exist at the time (temporal rigidity) even if one or both are destroyed in the accident. Also: e.g.: weddings, divorces, football matches. There is nothing mysterious about this. >Events, >Mereology. I 309 Def substance/Simons: a substrate that is not an accident is called a substance. DD8 (N) sub x ≡ (Ey)[y acc x ] ∧ ~(Ey)[x acc y]) I.e. a substance is a "final substrate" (ultimate). Primary substance/Aristotle/Simons: a primary substance is to be captured by it, e.g. people, chairs, stars. I 342 Substance/substrate/carrier/Simons: a substance or substrate could simply be put to rest with Husserl's foundation. SimonsVsHusserl: his analysis allows for this, but it does not include it. >Substance, >E. Husserl. I 349 It is not the statue that melts, but the substrate changes. At high temperatures there is no sculpture. Only at intermediate temperatures, "bronze and statue have the same temperature." Superposition: the superposition may diverge. >Statue/Clay._____________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