Substance: Its Nature and Existence (Problems of Philosophy) - Softcover

Buch 3 von 23: Problems of Philosophy

Hoffman, Joshua; Rosenkrantz, Gary

 
9780415140324: Substance: Its Nature and Existence (Problems of Philosophy)
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ISBN 10: 0415140323 ISBN 13: 9780415140324
Verlag: Routledge, 1996

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Substance: Its Nature and Existence is one of the first non-technical, accessible guides to this central problem and will be of great use to students of metaphysics and philosophy.

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Joshua Hoffman, Gary Rosenkrantz

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Substance: Its Nature and Existence is one of the first accessible introductions to the history and contemporary debates surrounding the idea of substance. An important and often complex issue, substance is at the heart of Western philosophy. Substances are distinguished from other kinds of entities such as properties, events, times, and places. This book investigates the very nature and existence of individual substances, including both living things and inanimate objects. Taking as their starting point the major philosophers in the historical debate - Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, and Hume - Joshua Hoffman and Gary S. Rosenkrantz move on to a novel analysis of substance in terms of a kind of independence which insubstantial entities do not possess. The authors explore causal theories of the unity of the parts of inanimate objects and organisms; contemporary views about substance; the idea that the only existing physical substances are inanimate pieces of matter and living organisms, and that artifacts such as clocks, and natural formations like stars, do not really exist. Substance: Its Nature and Existence provides students of philosophy and metaphysics with an introduction to and critical engagement with a key philosophical issue.

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0415140323
ISBN 13 
9780415140324
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232
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