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    For each of Oscar's at least 101 hairs, there is a proper... — Carmelics
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    Supports→There are at least 101 dogs where we would normally count only one

    For each of Oscar's at least 101 hairs, there is a proper part of Oscar (Oscar minus that hair) that is just as much a dog as Oscar−

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    (This paradox is also known as the paradox of 1001 cats; Geach 1980, Lewis 1993): Focus on Oscar and Oscar− at t — before Oscar loses his tail. Is Oscar− a dog? When Oscar loses his tail the resulting creature is certainly a dog. Why then should we deny that Oscar− is a dog? We saw above that one possible response to Chrysippus’ paradox was to claim that Oscar− does not exist at \(t'\). But even if we adopt this view, how does it follow that Oscar−, existing as it does at \(t\), is not a dog? Ye

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