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Mereology then and now

Authors

  • Rafał Gruszczyński Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
  • Achille C. Varzi Columbia University, New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/LLP.2015.024

Keywords

mereology, parthood, formal ontology, foundations of mathematics

Abstract

This paper offers a critical reconstruction of the motivations that led to the development of mereology as we know it today, along with a brief description of some questions that define current research in the field.

Author Biographies

Rafał Gruszczyński, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Department of Logic

Achille C. Varzi, Columbia University, New York

Department of Philosophy

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GRUSZCZYŃSKI, Rafał and VARZI, Achille C. Mereology then and now. Logic and Logical Philosophy. Online. 11 December 2015. Vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 409-427. [Accessed 20 June 2025]. DOI 10.12775/LLP.2015.024.
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