ngs as evidence that we are nowhere near that goal.
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt;To pick on this one example, a "man on the street" (and most of us)
&gt; &gt; &gt;would have no idea of what a Continuant is based on this definition.
&gt; &gt; &gt;Let's see, ...an entity whose parts are wholly present whenever it
&gt; &gt; &gt;is present.  I first strain to think of anything that doesn't fit
&gt; &gt; &gt;this category.
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&gt; &gt; Well, an example might be a football match. It has a first half and a
