Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Philosophia

Abstract

In this paper I outline the main features of Karen Bennett’s (2011) non-classical mereology, and identify its methodological costs. I argue that Bennett’s mereology cannot account for the composition of structural universals because it cannot explain the mereological difference between isomeric universals, such as being butane and being isobutane. I consider responses, which come at costs to the view.

Pages

757-761

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-012-9396-z

Volume

41

Publication Date

2013

Disciplines

Philosophy

Comments

This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-012-9396-z and may be cited as: 

Fisher, A.R.J. Bennett on Parts Twice Over. Philosophia 41, 757–761 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-012-9396-z

ISSN

0048-3893

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