A new problem of the many

Philosophical Quarterly 58 (230):80-97 (2008)
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Peter Unger's 'problem of the many' has elicited many responses over the past quarter of a century. Here I present a new problem of the many. This new problem, I claim, is resistant to the solutions cunently on offer for Unger's problem

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10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.519.x

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