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Mereological Nihilism and Its Challenges
This chapter explores the opposing views of mereological universalism and mereological nihilism and presents arguments for and against the latter. It discusses the ship of Theseus puzzle and its implications for the concept of composite objects, as well as the motivations behind adopting mereological nihilism. The chapter also considers the attraction of moral nihilism to atheists and the role of parsimony in determining competing views.