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gunk: a standalone construct

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Metaphysics

matter every part of which has further proper parts, so it contains no simples, used to test theories of composition.

In metaphysics, gunk refers to matter every part of which has further proper parts, so it contains no simples, used to test theories of composition. This meaning comes from Sider (1993) in Analysis.[1]

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composition3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs matter2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs proper3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Sider, T. (1993). Van Inwagen and the Possibility of Gunk. Analysis, 53(4), 285-289. https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/53.4.285

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