Why tropes cannot be metaphysically simple

A popular concept in contemporary metaphysics is that of metaphysical simplicity - the idea that an existent can have no parts. One reason for this is that the notion of a simple is crucial to discussions of the composition of single objects. Simples, if real, are the basic units that, when combined...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hellwig, Heinrik Ziehm
Other Authors: Menzel, Christopher
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85955