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Event Composition and Event Individuation
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2019
The Oxford Handbook of Event Structure
unpublished
This chapter explores a consequence of Davidson's (1967) foundational hypothesis that events are in some nontrivial way similar to individuals: just as an individual can form part of a larger individual, an event can form part of a larger event. This implies that events may be composed of multiple smaller events. The chapter addresses two related questions: First, what are the logical underpinnings of the relationship between events and their parts? Second, how do we recognize, or individuate,
doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199685318.013.5
fatcat:46w4xzjh65filbmaosdgzfxx6e