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Against Substantialism

Author(s): Tomasz Kąkol
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii, Instytut Filozofii
Keywords: change; fission; identity; substantialism; survival

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I criticize substantialism by analyzing two well-known puzzles concerning identity and change — Tibbles the Cat puzzle and the fission paradox. All the approaches assuming substantialism I know lead to untenable consequences (e.g. bilocation) and I conclude that we should seriously take the possibility of processual or eventistic picture of our material life world.

  • Issue Year: 18/2010
  • Issue No: 4 (72)
  • Page Range: 121-134
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish