The Philosophy Discussion Forum

Hate to do three in a row but... In the OP James made immediate reference to fundamental particles. That admits to the discussion the concept of particles which admits space and time. So we have some manifold or four dimensional cube and it this particles have location. At a lower resolution we have...

... If all physical things are ultimately made of the same stuff, then way are physical things so different? This would be a fair question since the idea that arranging particles in different ways may not be a satisfactory answer. ... I have never understood why this may not be a satisfactory answe...

... I think the answer to these questions, is that the defining of object is contingent upon a conscious evaluation of certain distinct qualities or attributes, and not related to any quantity of physical substance. So the identification or defining of objects is an action or mental event, and I be...