E-LOGOS 2015, 22(2):30-46 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.421

A New Conception of Ordinary Objects and the Role of their Identities in Perception

Jacob Caldwell
The College of Wooster

Keywords: ordinary objects, hylomorphism, identity, reification, McDaniel, Wittgenstein.

This paper levels two charges against our current, mildly hylomorphic conception of ordinary objects: that it contains a logically faulty understanding of matter and an equally problematic treatment of identity; reification is the kernel of both. With the help of McDaniel and Wittgenstein, I construct a suitable critique of the ordinary object and its respective ontology, laying the groundwork for a new ontology of the ordinary object. The discussion of concepts and McDowell at the conclusion of the project acts as a lynchpin, connecting our subjective understanding of our experience with the objects of our experience.

Prepublished online: December 13, 2015; Published: December 1, 2015  Show citation

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