ident , ▁am o eb ae . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁am o eb ae ▁hasn ' t ▁increased , ▁i . e . ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁before ▁f ission , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁two ▁after ▁f ission . ▁The ▁am o eb a ▁has ▁" div ided ▁without ▁multip lying " ! ▁The ▁m . o . ▁view ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁applied ▁to ▁hypoth et ical ▁cases ▁of ▁symmet rical ▁f ission ▁involving ▁persons . ▁On ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁it , ▁the ▁m . o . ▁view ▁contra ven es ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁identity ▁of ▁ind isc ern ibles . ▁However , ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁physical ▁object ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁proper ▁part ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁distinct ▁objects ▁( e . g ., ▁a ▁road ▁intersection ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁two ▁distinct ▁roads ), ▁which ▁leads ▁to ▁four - dimensional ism , ▁where by , ▁for ▁example , ▁an ▁am o eb a ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁( amo eb a ▁stage ) ▁is ▁a ▁temporal ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁am o eb a ▁extended ▁in ▁time , ▁i . e ., ▁objects ▁have ▁temporal ▁parts . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁Multiple ▁occup ancy , ▁identity , ▁and ▁what ▁matters . ▁Philosoph ical ▁expl or ations , ▁ 1 0 ( 3 ): ▁ 2 1 1 – 2 2 5 . ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 8 5 : ▁Can ▁am o eb ae ▁divide ▁without ▁multip lying ? ▁Austral as ian ▁journal ▁of ▁philosophy , ▁ 6 3 (