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An elegant universe

Author(s)
Calosi, Claudio
Date issued
2016
In
Synthese, Springer, 2016///1-16
Subjects
Unrestricted composition Extensionality Functionality Four-dimensionalism
Abstract
David Lewis famously endorsed Unrestricted Composition. His defense of such a controversial principle builds on the alleged innocence of mereology. This innocence defense has come under different attacks in the last decades. In this paper I pursue another line of defense, that stems from some early remarks by van Inwagen. I argue that Unrestricted Composition leads to a better metaphysics. In particular I provide new arguments for the following claims: Unrestricted Composition entails extensionality of composition, functionality of location and four-dimensionalism in the metaphysics of persistence. Its endorsement yields an impressively coherent and powerful metaphysical picture. This picture shows a universe that might not be innocent but it is certainly elegant.
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https://libra.unine.ch/handle/20.500.14713/55677
DOI
10.1007/s11229-015-0952-5
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