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Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
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Ordinary Objects
1. The Positions
Conservatism
We find ourselves naturally inclined to make certain judgments about which objects are before us in various situations. Looking at a pool table just before the break, we are naturally inclined to judge there to be sixteen pool balls on the table, perhaps various parts of the individual balls (their top and bottom halves), and no other macroscopic objects. Looking at my nightstand, I am naturally inclined to judge there to be an alarm clock, a lamp, their various parts (lampshade, buttons, cords), and nothing else.
Conservative views are those according to which these sorts of judgments are by and large correct. Giving a precise characterization of conservatism, or of ordinary objects, is no easy task. Very roughly, ordinary objects are objects belonging to kinds that we are naturally inclined to regard as having instances on the basis of our perceptual experiences: dog, tree, table, and so forth. Extraordinary objects, by contrast, are macroscopic objects belonging to kinds that we are not ordinarily inclined to regard as having instances. (More on these in §) And conservatism is roughly the view that there are just the ordinary objects and none of the extraordinary objects.[1]
Revisionary views about which o
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