Fine's Monster Objection Defanged
Additional information
Type
Journal Article
Year
2023
Language
English
Abstract
The Monster Objection has often been considered one of the main reasons to explore non-standard mereological views, such as hylomorphism. Still, it has been rarely discussed and then only in a cursory fashion. This paper fills this gap by offering the first thorough assessment of the objection. It argues that different metaphysical stances, such as presentism and three- and four-dimensionalism, provide different ways of undermining the objection.
Journal
The Philosophical Quarterly
Volume
73
Number ( Month )
2
Pages (or article number)
435-451
