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Metaphysics

puzzle that a statue and its clay seem to occupy the same place yet differ in properties such as survival conditions, raising whether two objects can coincide.

In metaphysics, problem of material constitution refers to puzzle that a statue and its clay seem to occupy the same place yet differ in properties such as survival conditions, raising whether two objects can coincide. This meaning comes from Wiggins (1968) in The Philosophical Review.[1]

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Wiggins, D. (1968). On Being in the Same Place at the Same Time. The Philosophical Review, 77(1), 90. https://doi.org/10.2307/2183184

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