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The vagueness argument for mereological universalism
Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 87 (3):357–368 (2006)
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In this paper, I critically discuss one of the more influential arguments for mereological universalism, what I will call ‘the Vagueness Argument’. I argue that a premise of the Vagueness Argument is not well supported and that there are at least two good reasons for thinking that the premise in question is false.Author's Profile
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