Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Is a hot dog a sandwich? Let's examine one of the hardest problems in metaphysics to find out. Because THUNK.
-Links for the Curious-
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is invaluable for getting a broad understanding of this topic quickly. Some key pages I found helpful:
Metaphysics Overview - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/metaphysics/
Platonism in Metaphysics - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/platonism/
Abstract Objects - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abstract-objects/
Nominalism in Metaphysics - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nominalism-metaphysics/
Tropes - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/tropes/
The n-tuple representation of tropes was from “Tropes: Properties, Objects, & Mental Causation” by Douglas Ehring - goo.gl/zzYJpp
Is This a Sandwich? Teaching the Platonic Dialogues through sandwiches (M Ritchey, 2014) - medium.com/snack-lords/is-this-a-sandwich-50b1317eb3f5
A Bro And A Philosopher Debate The True Meaning Of A Sandwich (Scherer, 2015) - firstwefeast.com/eat/2015/04/philosophy-of-meat-bread
Also, I sorta gloss over defining metaphysics, which is a challenging work of philosophy in its own right - youtube.com/watch?v=RFKSo2084Kg
"There Exists An X, X is a Sandwich," by Joel K Jensen (thanks, grammaticalcrimes!) - goo.gl/zX7wcc
Is a hot dog a sandwich? Let's examine one of the hardest problems in metaphysics to find out. Because THUNK.
-Links for the Curious-
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is invaluable for getting a broad understanding of this topic quickly. Some key pages I found helpful:
Metaphysics Overview - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/metaphysics/
Platonism in Metaphysics - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/platonism/
Abstract Objects - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abstract-objects/
Nominalism in Metaphysics - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nominalism-metaphysics/
Tropes - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/tropes/
The n-tuple representation of tropes was from “Tropes: Properties, Objects, & Mental Causation” by Douglas Ehring - goo.gl/zzYJpp
Is This a Sandwich? Teaching the Platonic Dialogues through sandwiches (M Ritchey, 2014) - medium.com/snack-lords/is-this-a-sandwich-50b1317eb3f5
A Bro And A Philosopher Debate The True Meaning Of A Sandwich (Scherer, 2015) - firstwefeast.com/eat/2015/04/philosophy-of-meat-bread
Also, I sorta gloss over defining metaphysics, which is a challenging work of philosophy in its own right - youtube.com/watch?v=RFKSo2084Kg
"There Exists An X, X is a Sandwich," by Joel K Jensen (thanks, grammaticalcrimes!) - goo.gl/zX7wcc
