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Hardback. Zustand: New. What are individuals? How can they be identified? These are crucial questions for philosophers and scientists alike. Criteria of individuality seem to differ markedly between metaphysics and the empirical sciences - and this might well explain why no work has hitherto attempted to relate the contributions of metaphysics, physics and biology on this question. This timely volume brings together various strands of research into 'individuality', examining how different sciences handle the issue, and reflecting on how this scientific work relates to metaphysical concerns. The collection makes a major contribution to clarifying and overcoming obstacles to the construction of a general conception of the individual adequate for both physics and biology, and perhaps even beyond.…

Zustand: New. Knowing what individuals are and how they can be identified is a crucial question for both philosophers and scientists. This volume explores how different sciences handle the issue of understanding individuality, and reflects back on how this scientific work relates to metaphysics itself. Editor(s): Guay, Alexandre; Pradeu, Thomas. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680. . 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .…

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Zustand: New. Knowing what individuals are and how they can be identified is a crucial question for both philosophers and scientists. This volume explores how different sciences handle the issue of understanding individuality, and reflects back on how this scientific work relates to metaphysics itself. Editor(s): Guay, Alexandre; Pradeu, Thomas. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680. . 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardback. Zustand: New. What are individuals? How can they be identified? These are crucial questions for philosophers and scientists alike. Criteria of individuality seem to differ markedly between metaphysics and the empirical sciences - and this might well explain why no work has hitherto attempted to relate the contributions of metaphysics, physics and biology on this question. This timely volume brings together various strands of research into 'individuality', examining how different sciences handle the issue, and reflecting on how this scientific work relates to metaphysical concerns. The collection makes a major contribution to clarifying and overcoming obstacles to the construction of a general conception of the individual adequate for both physics and biology, and perhaps even beyond.…