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Metaphysics

question of under what conditions some objects together compose a further object, posed to compare answers such as nihilism, universalism and restricted views.

In metaphysics, special composition question refers to question of under what conditions some objects together compose a further object, posed to compare answers such as nihilism, universalism and restricted views. This meaning comes from van Inwagen (1987) in Philosophical Perspectives.[1]

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van Inwagen, P. (1987). When Are Objects Parts? Philosophical Perspectives, 1, 21. https://doi.org/10.2307/2214142

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