Australasian Journal of Philosophy 93 (4):665-687 (2015)
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This paper argues for including stuff in one's ontology. The distinction between things and stuff is first clarified, and then three different ontologies of the physical universe are spelled out: a pure thing ontology, a pure stuff ontology, and a mixed ontology of both things and stuff. Eleven different reasons for including stuff in one's ontology are given. Then five objections to positing stuff are considered and rejected
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| Keywords | stuff things ontology constitution mereology |
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| DOI | 10.1080/00048402.2014.999001 |
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