Peter Simons: Parts
Parts
Buch
- A Study in Ontology
- OUP Oxford, 08/2000
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780199241460
- Bestellnummer: 5216407
- Umfang: 408 Seiten
- Gewicht: 522 g
- Maße: 220 x 137 mm
- Stärke: 22 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 3.8.2000
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Although the relationship of part to whole is one of the most fundamental there is, this is the first full-length study of this key concept. Showing that mereology, or the formal theory of part and whole, is essential to ontology, Simons surveys and critiques previous theories--especially the standard extensional view--and proposes a new account that encompasses both temporal and modal considerations. Simons's revised theory not only allows him to offer fresh solutions to long-standing problems, but also has far-reaching consequences for our understanding of a host of classical philosophical concepts. Peter Simons
Parts
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