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Small-Scale Question Sunday for February 5, 2023

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Miniscule level question of philosophical aesthetics: Is a television wall-mounting bracket more part of the wall, or part of the television?

I have a black TV set and a white wall, and I'm shopping for a bracket. The one I've chosen comes in black or white. In my mind the true-to-itself colour would be unpainted metal. I've flip-flopped a couple of times but I think I've made my choice. I'm interested to hear others' opinions and reasoning.

I hate hate hate semantical category games. "Dae hotdog or sandwich?!?!"

I don't know how philosophically rigorous it is, but when in doubt default to pragmatism. I would say it's part of the TV. If the TV moves, the TV rack moves with the TV. However a wall-mounted cloth hanger for example doesn't move with the clothes, so that would be a part of the wall.