Talk:Physical object/Archive 1

Redirect from "Concrete Object"?
The article about concrete objects redirects here. However, many philosophers classify the mind as a concrete object, but not as a physical body (see substance dualism and idealism). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Steohawk (talk • contribs) 20:27, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I think it is a merely a semantic error that dualists are committing in trying to say that the two phrases are somehow different. Pontiff Greg Bard (talk) 18:20, 17 May 2009 (UTC)


 * As it says in the 1st sentence, the topic of this article is physical body primarily as a concept and term in physics. So I'm not sure why Concrete object, which is a term in philosopy and not a term in physics (or not a notable one today at least), should redirect to this article at all, unless perhaps it could redirect directly to the "In Philosopy" section which could mention the term concrete object and perhaps the question of whether it means the same as physical body in philosophy according to dualists or others.  Alternatively, there could be a separate article like Physical body (philosopy) redirected from Concrete object or vice-versa.  DavRosen (talk) 13:58, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Some available sources
Here are some available sources:

1. Ned Markosian, What Are Physical Objects?, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 61 (2000), pp. 375-395.

2. Ned Markosian, Physical Object, Blackwell’s A Companion to Metaphysics, 2nd edition.

3. Stefano Borgo, Nicola Guarino, Claudio Masolo, Ontological Theory of Physical Objects.

4. David Agler, Physical Objects And The Special Composition Question, Introduction To Philosophy Handouts, Handout 13, pp.184–192.

5. Eli Hirsch, Physical-Object Ontology, Verbal Disputes, and Common Sense, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Vol. 70, No. 1 (Jan., 2005), pp. 67-97. in pdf file.

6. Richard Cartwright, Scattered Objects, Philosophical Essays, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1987, pp. 171-86.

7. Material objects: coincidence & composition.

With kind regards. Belfer00 from Polish Wikipedia.

Undiscussed move
Did obtain clearance for the sudden move in any way? There are many physical objects that are not bodies. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 12:12, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I did not; was being WP:BOLD. Many more inbound links to Physical object than physical body, I think physical body risks confusion with human body, and the parent category is Category:Objects not Category:Bodies. UnitedStatesian (talk) 12:15, 17 May 2019 (UTC)