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composition as identity: a standalone construct

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Metaphysics

thesis that a whole is identical to its parts taken together, so composition adds nothing to what exists.

In metaphysics, composition as identity refers to thesis that a whole is identical to its parts taken together, so composition adds nothing to what exists. This meaning comes from Baxter (1988) in Mind.[1]

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References

  1. Baxter, D. L. M. (1988). Identity in the Loose and Popular Sense. Mind, XCVII(388), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/xcvii.388.575

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