Priority monism and part/whole dependence

Priority monism is the view that the cosmos is the only independent concrete object. The paper argues that, pace its proponents, Priority monism is in conflict with the dependence of any whole on any of its parts: if the cosmos does not depend on its parts, neither does any smaller composite.

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Published inPhilosophical studies Vol. 172; no. 8; pp. 2025 - 2031
Main Author Steinberg, Alex
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer 01.08.2015
Springer Netherlands
Subjects
Education
Epistemology
Ethics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Mind
Priority monism
Schaffer, Jonathan
Dependence
Parts/wholes
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Summary:Priority monism is the view that the cosmos is the only independent concrete object. The paper argues that, pace its proponents, Priority monism is in conflict with the dependence of any whole on any of its parts: if the cosmos does not depend on its parts, neither does any smaller composite.
ISSN:0031-8116
1573-0883
DOI:10.1007/s11098-014-0395-8