To defend mereological reductionism from 2 objections

Abstract

In this paper, I will deal with what mereological reductionism is, what problem occurs if we accept mereological reductionism and how we could avoid the objections against mereological reductionism. Mereological reductionism is a doctrine to say that the whole can be reduced to the parts. But the mereological reductionist encounters at least two serious objections. One is dilemma style objection, and the other is so-called sinkhole objection. Here I will present my own answers to these objections.