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mereology
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mereology [ˌmiːrɪˈɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Philosophy / Logic) the formal study of the logical properties of the relation of part and whole
[via French from Greek meros part + -logy]
mereological  adj
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For example, according to mereological essentialism, if x is a part of y, then x is necessarily a part of y.
Dretske on metaphysics and freedom by Koistinen, Olli / Trames
or "Is the chair identical with the mereological sum of the elementary particles that make it up?
From postmodernism to law and truth. by Patterson, Dennis / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
c] living organisms, including human persons, are substances and, as such, are primitive wholes and not mereological aggregates.
Intelligent design psychology and evolutionary psychology: A ... by Moreland, J. P. / Journal of Psychology and Theology
 
 
 
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