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    In this thesis I argue against unrestricted mereological hybridism, the view that there are absolutely no constraints on wholes having parts from many different logical or ontological categories, an exemplar of which I take to be ‘mixed fusions’. These are composite entities which have parts from at least two different categories – the membered (as in classes) and the non-membered (as in individuals). As a result, mixed fusions can also be understood to represent a variety of cross-category summ…Read more
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    Evaluating Health Inequalities: Residual Worries
    American Journal of Bioethics 15 (3): 50-51. 2015.
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    In this paper, I defend an unconventional mereological framework involving the doctrine of divine simplicity, to surmount a significant yet neglected dilemma resulting from that long-standing view of God as absolutely, and uniquely, simple. This framework establishes God as literally a part of everything—an “omni-part.” Although consequential for the many prominent religious traditions featuring divine simplicity, my analysis focuses on potential implications for an important formative issue in …Read more
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    Climate Justice: Vulnerability and Protection
    Ethics, Policy and Environment 19 (1): 111-114. 2014.
    This volume collects 17 papers on the ethics and policy of global climate change, all previously published between 1992 and 2013. It also includes a substantial introduction to the papers and a bri...