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- Title
Hornets, pelicans, bobcats, and identity: the problem of persistence of temporal abstract objects.
- Authors
Đorđević, Strahinja
- Abstract
This paper introduces a persistence puzzle involving two sports clubs with a somewhat intertwined history. As one might assume, the implications of the puzzle go far beyond a mere plea for a precise metaphysical analysis of certain perplexing quandaries regarding sports clubs and represents a challenge for our everyday understanding of social groups. To overcome the supposed impediment to the puzzle, as a starting point, I will accept the assumption that these entities are both social groups and abstract artifacts and will further argue that they are temporal abstract objects. Since temporal objects are in time, it will be determined that the cause of the conundrum is the seeming inability to correctly account for the I-relation between the temporal parts, and I will elaborate on why such an explanation is required. Ultimately, I'll introduce the notion of I-shifting, which will explain how temporal abstract objects persist through time and consequently solve the puzzle.
- Subjects
ATHLETIC clubs; METAPHYSICS; SOCIAL groups; SOCIAL context; OBJECTIVISM (Philosophy)
- Publication
Philosophical Studies, 2023, Vol 180, Issue 4, p1373
- ISSN
0031-8116
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11098-023-01938-2