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“Mixtures and Mass Terms”, David Nicolas, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris

Mixtures and Mass Terms David Nicolas, Institut Jean Nicod, Paris ABSTRACT - In this presentation, I show that the semantics one adopts for mass terms constrains the metaphysical claims one can make about mixtures like lemonade. I first expose why mixtures challenge a singularist approach based on mereological sums. After discussing an alternative, non-singularist approach, I take chemistry into account […]

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