Nothing over and above

Grazer Philosophische Studien 91 (1):191-216 (2015)
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Abstract

The slogan “the whole is nothing over and above the parts” and related vague thoughts animate many theories of parthood and arguably are central to our ordinary conception. I examine some issues connected with this slogan.

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