Mereological nihilism: keeping it simple
In this paper I argue that, contra Karen Bennett (mereological) nihilism is more ontologically parsimonious than its main rival, (mereological) universalism.
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| spelling | nottingham-475482020-05-04T19:54:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47548/ Mereological nihilism: keeping it simple Thunder, Simon D. In this paper I argue that, contra Karen Bennett (mereological) nihilism is more ontologically parsimonious than its main rival, (mereological) universalism. Wiley 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed Thunder, Simon D. (2017) Mereological nihilism: keeping it simple. Thought: A Journal of Philosophy, 6 (4). pp. 278-287. ISSN 2161-2234 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tht3.262/abstract doi:10.1002/tht3.262 doi:10.1002/tht3.262 |
| spellingShingle | Thunder, Simon D. Mereological nihilism: keeping it simple |
| title | Mereological nihilism: keeping it simple |
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