Australasian Journal of Philosophy· 2026Q1
Fragmenting the Paradox of Material Constitution
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Short summary
A fragmentalist metametaphysics offers a viable solution to the Paradox of Material Constitution by identifying constituted objects with their constituent parts.
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Key points
- Fragmentalism is proposed as a metametaphysical framework to tackle the Paradox of Material Constitution.
- The solution of identifying constituted objects with their constituent parts is critiqued and rejected.
- A fragmentalist version of standard constitution theory is presented as a successful resolution to the paradox.
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Abstract
This paper brings fragmentalism to bear on the Paradox of Material Constitution. It begins by outlining a fragmentalist metametaphysics before presenting the Paradox and considering two fragmentalist solutions. The first solution identifies constituted objects with their constitutors. I argue that it does not work. The second solution is a fragmentalist version of standard constitution theory. I argue in favour of this theory.
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