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Substance and Attribute
Loux, W. J. (The University Of Notre Dame, In, Usa)
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Hardback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
In this book I address a dichotomy that is as central as any in ontology - that between ordinary objects or substances and the various attributes (Le. , properties, kinds, and relations) we associate with them. My aim is to arrive at the correct philosophical account of each member of the dichotomy. What I shall argue is that the various attempts to understand substances or attri butes in reductive terms fail. Talk about attributes, I shall try to show, is just that - talk about attributes; and, likewise, talk about substances is just tha- talk about substances. The result is ... Read more
In this book I address a dichotomy that is as central as any in ontology - that between ordinary objects or substances and the various attributes (Le. , properties, kinds, and relations) we associate with them. My aim is to arrive at the correct philosophical account of each member of the dichotomy. What I shall argue is that the various attempts to understand substances or attri butes in reductive terms fail. Talk about attributes, I shall try to show, is just that - talk about attributes; and, likewise, talk about substances is just tha- talk about substances. The result is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027709264
SKU
V9789027709264
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