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A Metaphysics of Ordinary Things -- Lynne Rudder Baker
Posted in Philosophy on 17/11/2009 - 14:58
Are ordinary things as ontologically significant as particles?
Are ordinary things like walnuts as ontologically significant as particles? Lynne Rudder Baker thinks so and makes a case for this view in 'A Metaphysics of Ordinary Things and Why We Need It'.
She argues that the differences between ordinary things really are ontological -- a screwdriver is a fundamentally different kind of thing than a walnut. She claims that if you give an inventory of the universe which just mentions particles, not walnuts and the like, your list is incomplete.
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