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Mereology — In philosophy and mathematical logic, mereology (from the Greek μέρος, root: μερε(σ) , part and the suffix logy study, discussion, science ) treats parts and the wholes they form. Whereas set theory is founded on the membership relation between a … Wikipedia
Temporal parts — are used in contemporary metaphysics in the debate over persistence of material objects. Some metaphysicists believe objects have temporal parts as objects usually have spatial parts (such as hands, feet, legs etc.). A temporal part would thus be … Wikipedia
Counterpart theory — In philosophy, specifically in the area of modal metaphysics, counterpart theory is an alternative to standard (Kripkean) possible worlds semantics for interpreting quantified modal logic. Counterpart theory still presupposes possible worlds, but … Wikipedia
Object-centered high-level reference ontology — The Object Centered High level REference ontology (OCHRE) is an upper ontology (top level ontology, or foundation ontology), a formal ontological framework whose purpose is to describe very general concepts that are the same across all knowledge… … Wikipedia
Mereotopology — In formal ontology, a branch of metaphysics, and in ontological computer science, mereotopology is a first order theory, embodying mereological and topological concepts, of the relations among wholes, parts, parts of parts, and the boundaries… … Wikipedia
Part — The concept of part is not easy to define though it is intimately connected to the concept whole . For the formal study of the parthood relation, see Mereology.Part can also mean: * Part (music): the music played or sung by an individual… … Wikipedia
Mereological nihilism — This article is about the mereological position. For other uses, see Nihilism (disambiguation). Mereological nihilism (also called compositional nihilism, or rarely simply nihilism) is the position that objects with proper parts do not exist (not … Wikipedia
Whitehead's point-free geometry — In mathematics, point free geometry is a geometry whose primitive ontological notion is region rather than point. Two axiomatic systems are set out below, one grounded in mereology, the other in mereotopology and known as connection theory… … Wikipedia
Simples — Simple is a term from contemporary mereology. A simple is any thing that has no proper parts. Sometimes the term atom is used, although in recent years the term simple has become the standard.Simples are to be contrasted with atomless gunk (where … Wikipedia
Mathematics, Form and Function — is a survey of the whole of mathematics, including its origins and deep structure, by the American mathematician Saunders Mac Lane. Contents 1 Mac Lane s relevance to the philosophy of mathematics 2 Mathematics and human activities … Wikipedia
