PHL232H1 Lecture Notes - 2Pm
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Persistence: when something stays the same throughout time. There are 2 statues on the table at 2pm. Property: attributes or characteristics that a thing possesses. Temporary properties: properties that a thing can have at one time and not at another, ex. Alfred: a statue on the table at 2pm. Clay: a statue on the table at 2pm. There is 1 statue on the table at 2pm, therefore clay = alfred. Suppose the statue has eroded over time, and the statue is missing an eye. Assume, alfred"s hand breaks off and falls to the ground clay is both on the ground and on the table. We now replace alfred"s hand, so he"s now complete and on the table. Clay is still both on the ground and on the table. Alfred is shaped that is supposed to have two hands, feet, eyes, etc. Of course, a thing can change its parts over time and remain the same.
