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Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780199241460
- ISBN-10: 0199241465
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publish Date: October 2000
- Dimensions: 8.66 x 5.4 x 0.86 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 404
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