Parts and Wholes (Elements in Metaphysics)

Cover\nTitle page\nCopyright page\nParts and Wholes\n	Contents\n	Introduction: An Odd Universe\n	1 Parts and Plurals\n		1.1 Methodology\n		1.2 Mereology\n			1.2.1 Axioms and Definitions\n			1.2.2 Sets and Sums\n			1.2.3 Ontological Innocence\n			1.2.4 Topic Neutrality and Univocality\n		1.3 Plurals\n	2 Composition and Decomposition\n		2.1 Always\n		2.2 Never\n		2.3 Sometimes\n		2.4 All the Way Down\n			2.4.1 Infinite Simples\n			2.4.2 Gunk\n			2.4.3 Zeno\n	3 Identity and Counting\n		3.1 Advantages of CI\n		3.2 Leibniz’s Law and Hybrid Identity\n		3.3 Objections to CI\n			3.3.1 Invalid and Unsound\n			3.3.2 Persistence Worries\n			3.3.3 Numerical Worries\n		3.4 Counting\n			3.4.1 Singular\n			3.4.2 Relative\n			3.4.3 Count\n	Conclusion\nReferences\nAcknowledgements