More Kinds of Being

A Further Study of Individuation, Identity, and the Logic of Sortal Terms

AvE. J. Lowe

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Taking into account significant developments in the metaphysical thinking of E. J. Lowe over the past 20 years, More Kinds of Being: A Further Study of Individuation, Identity, and the Logic of Sortal Terms presents a thorough reworking and expansion of the 1989 edition of Kinds of Being. Brings many of the original ideas and arguments put forth in Kinds of Being thoroughly up to date in light of new developmentsFeatures a thorough reworking and expansion of the earlier work, rather than just a new editionReflects the author's conversion to what he calls 'the four-category ontology,' a metaphysical system that takes its inspiration from AristotleProvides a unified discussion of individuation and identity that should prove to be essential reading for philosophers working in metaphysics.

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Utgivningsdatum:2015-02-06
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:308 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781118963869

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E.J. Lowe (1950-2014) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham. One of the foremost metaphysicians working in philosophy during his time, he was the author of numerous influential articles and books in metaphysics, philosophy of mind and the history of philosophy, including Kinds of Being (Blackwell, 1989) and, more recently, The Four-Category Ontology: A Metaphysical Foundation for Natural Science (2006).

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"The two issues I have raised only serve to highlight the originality of Lowe's work. More Kinds of Beingis a remarkable book. It sets the stage for numerous debates in metaphysics, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind that are sure to continue much longer than another two decades." (Mind, 1 January 2013)"Throughout, one finds the usual clarity, thoroughness, and systematic thinking that are a mark of all of Lowe's ever expanding and remarkable corpus. This book should be in every college and university library." (CHOICE, July 2010)"More Kinds of Being is densely and masterfully argued, written with great clarity, and makes a number of important original contributions to the field. It is certainly essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary analytical metaphysics. This is a metaphysical study of lasting value and significance." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, August 12, 2010)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface* viiAcknowledgements xi1 Introduction 1The Varieties of 'Is' 3Individuals, Kinds, and Realism 4Semantics, Metaphysics, and Necessity 6New Developments* 82 Sortal Terms and Criteria of Identity 123 Individuals, Sorts, and Instantiation 294 Number, Unity, and Individuality* 425 The Absoluteness of Identity: A Defence 57Appendix: Some Formal Principles and Arguments 726 Identity and Constitution 777 Parts and Wholes 928 Persons and Their Bodies 104Matter and Organisms 104Organisms and Persons 113Is There a Criterion of Personal Identity? 1259 Sortal Terms and Natural Laws 14110 Plural Quantification and Sortal Reference* 16411 Laws, Dispositions, and Sortal Logic 179Appendix: An Axiomatic System of Sortal Logic 19412 What Sorts of Things Are There?* 198The Syntax and Semantics of Complex Sortal Terms 198On the Identity of Sorts 212Bibliography* 217Index 223