*The Right Stuff* Ned Markosian https://markosiandotnet.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/right-stuff.pdf from https://markosian.net/online-papers/
*Things are also known as “objects” and “entities,” and stuff is also known as* *“matter” and “material.”* *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. (The paper defends* *the latter.) Eleven different reasons for including stuff (in addition to things)* *in one’s ontology are given (seven of which the author endorses and four of* *which would be sensible reasons for philosophers with certain metaphysical* *positions that the author does not happen to hold). Then five objections to* *positing stuff are considered and rejected.* @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/2fb34a28-8312-4d8f-920c-67afedeb9929%40googlegroups.com.
