On Aug 6, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Matthew West wrote: (01)
> Dear Ingvar,
>
>> Pat Hayes wrote:
>>
>>> I think this is not what is meant, if I understand the 'trope'
>>> language. Take a concrete case, a measurement of length in meters
>>> and
>>> two identical sticks A and B, with exactly the same length. There is
>>> one property here, called "length", which applies to both sticks and
>>> produces the same value in each case, say 3.1 meters. So: two
>>> sticks,
>>> one property, one length value of that property.
>>
>> I think the solution is to accept the existence of both properties
>> and
>> tropes (property instances). So: two sticks, one property, two
>> property
>> instances, one length value of that property that are instantiated
>> twice.
>
> [MW] That of course would not do for a 4 Dimensionalist. There is no
> spatio-temporal extent separate from that which has the property
> that can be
> the trope. (02)
Hmm, you mean, for a strict spatiotemporal-extensionalist 4-
dimensionalist. (03)
Pat :-) (04)
>
> Regards
>
> Matthew West
> http://www.matthew-west.org.uk/
>
>
>>
>> Ingvar Johansson
>>
>>
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