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2、pontheperceptionofobjects,Iraisedaquestionaboutoneofthephilosophers'ontologicalas-sumptions,whichseemedtomealtogethertooneat.Iwascon-cernedaboutbasicissuesofobjectidentity-aboutwhatmakesanewspaperintoasingleentityasopposedtoalargenumberofseparatepiecesofpaper,w
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6、tebtoconveyanyideaoftheirjmeembrac-era1peoplepushedtheingsinthethroesofarapidasthefiburningqui-worryaside,asifitwerePtlyinadrawing-roomjrvplacefiihtoconveytheamatterofinternalthe-ideaofahousewrappedandsheetedinfimes.oreticalhygiene."Don't-SirWilliamFrancisBuda(
7、1982)someoneas-suredme;"mostphilosopherswouldinsistonpreciseindividua-tioncriteria."Sureenough,mostdo-Iknewthat.Myques-tionwaswhy-whethersuchpresumptionswerewarranted.AndIhadaspecialreasonforasking.Havingspentmorethantwenty-fiveyearsworkinginthetrenchesofpracti
8、cingcom-puterscience,inalong-termefforttodevelopanempiricallyre-OntheOriginotObjectssponsibletheoryofcomputation,Ihadnevermetsuchalogicallypureentity,nevermetsuchalapidaryin