Must there be a top level?

Philosophical Quarterly 59 (235):193-201 (2009)
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I first explore the notion of the world's being such that everything in it is a proper part. I then explore the notion of the world's being such that everything in it both is and has a proper part. Given two well recognized assumptions, I argue that both notions represent genuine metaphysical possibilities. Finally I consider, but dismiss, some possible objections.

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10.1111/j.1467-9213.2008.573.x

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Einar Duenger Bohn
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