Against zero-dimensional material objects (and other bare particulars)

Giberman, Daniel

doi:10.1007/s11098-011-9720-7

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“…This should also alleviate the worry about spatial regions being abstract entities. 16 I will take parthood to be a partial order that obeys:…”

Section: Mereologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Together with strong supplementation the fusion axioms guarantee the existence and the uniqueness of the relevant mereological fusions. 17 16 One might hold the view that set-theoretic notions apply only to abstract objects. Yet, equivalences (4-7) ensure that set-theoretic talk can be translated into mereological talk for concrete spatial regions.…”

Section: Mereologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As far as I can see, only those who believe in the metaphysical necessity of mereological nihilism are in a position to object to (ii). 58 For an argument against the metaphysical possibility of point-sized objects, see Giberman [16]. Thanks to an anonymous referee here.…”

Section: The Metaphysical Possibility Of Unextended Complexesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Extended Simples, Unextended Complexes

Calosi

2022

J Philos Logic

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Both extended simples and unextended complexes have been extensively discussed and widely used in metaphysics and philosophy of physics. However, the characterizations of such notions are not entirely satisfactory inasmuch as they rely on a mereological notion of extension that is too simplistic. According to such a mereological notion, being extended boils down to having a mereologically complex exact location. In this paper, I make a detailed plea to supplement this notion of extension with a different one that is phrased in terms of measure theory. This proposal has significant philosophical payoffs. I provide new characterizations of both extended simples and unextended complexes, that help re-evaluating the question of whether such entities are metaphysically possible. Finally, I advance several suggestions as to how different notions of extension relate, first, to one another and, second, to mereological structure.

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“…This should also alleviate the worry about spatial regions being abstract entities. 16 I will take parthood to be a partial order that obeys:…”

Section: Mereologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mereologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Extended Simples, Unextended Complexes

Calosi

2022

J Philos Logic

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“…Generally, the 0D materials are characterized as spherically shaped with nano-scaled dimensions. Nanoparticles as a typical 0D material have been widely used in the area of photocatalysis with the merits of large surface area, simple synthesis methods, and easy to be functionalized [90]. Up to now, several synthesis approaches have been invented, among which the sol-gel method, hydrothermal method, and solvothermal method could be the most-used techniques for the fabrication of 0D composite photocatalysts.…”

Section: Nanoparticles (0d)mentioning

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Advanced Design and Synthesis of Composite Photocatalysts for the Remediation of Wastewater: A Review

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Serious water pollution and the exhausting of fossil resources have become worldwide urgent issues yet to be solved. Solar energy driving photocatalysis processes based on semiconductor catalysts is considered to be the most promising technique for the remediation of wastewater. However, the relatively low photocatalytic efficiency remains a critical limitation for the practical use of the photocatalysts. To solve this problem, numerous strategies have been developed for the preparation of advanced photocatalysts. Particularly, incorporating a semiconductor with various functional components from atoms to individual semiconductors or metals to form a composite catalyst have become a facile approach for the design of high-efficiency catalysts. Herein, the recent progress in the development of novel photocatalysts for wastewater treatment via various methods in the sight of composite techniques are systematically discussed. Moreover, a brief summary of the current challenges and an outlook for the development of composite photocatalysts in the area of wastewater treatment are provided.

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How to Individuate Universals—Or Not

Davis

2012

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Against zero-dimensional material objects (and other bare particulars)

Cited by 30 publications

References 27 publications

Extended Simples, Unextended Complexes

Extended Simples, Unextended Complexes

Advanced Design and Synthesis of Composite Photocatalysts for the Remediation of Wastewater: A Review

How to Individuate Universals—Or Not

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