Mereological nihilism: keeping it simple

Thunder, Simon D.

Abstract

In this paper I argue that, contra Karen Bennett (mereological) nihilism is more ontologically parsimonious than its main rival, (mereological) universalism.

Citation

Thunder, S. D. (2017). Mereological nihilism: keeping it simple. Thought: A Journal of Philosophy, 6(4), 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1002/tht3.262

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 15, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Nov 7, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 8, 2019
• Journal: Thought: A Journal of Philosophy
• Electronic ISSN: 2161-2234
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 278-287
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tht3.262
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/965073
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tht3.262/abstract
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Thunder, S. D. (2017), Mereological Nihilism: Keeping It Simple. Thought: A Journal of Philosophy. doi:10.1002/tht3.262, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tht3.262/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving