paradox of increase@fundamental level.
The problem of identity inheritance
Setup
What’s wrong with it?
Some observations
describe and characterize the situation.
WEIRDNESS at the fundamental level.
My verdict
The paradox
The fundamental level
Give a detailed explanation of why the standard solutions do not work at the fundamental level.
The theseusian problem at the fundamental level.
After Fi, the option for increase is open for the first time.
A simple cannot grow, but a composite can grow.
The idea of increase as a commonsense notion
The idea is logically impossible, however, unless great metaphysical costs are accepted.
In this section, give the details of the various available solutions and the attendant costs.
????all solutions are not possible at the fundamental level.
because they require that the original part is a composite, but at the fundamental level the original part is not a composite.
What is the fundamental level?
The fundamental level is the level of the metaphysical atoms.
Sparse ontology
Burke
Constitutionalism
Four-dimensionalism
Sparse ontology
Burke
Constitutionalism
Four-dimensionalism
[to be expanded]
Is there a fundamental level?
If there is a fundamental level…
different analysis of simples
solution
costs
solution
costs