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Substance : its nature and existence /

Substance has been a leading idea in the history of Western philosophy. Joshua Hoffman and Gary S. Rosenkrantz explain the nature and existence of individual substances, including both living things and inanimate objects. Specifically written for students new to this important and often complex subj...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoffman, Joshua
Otros Autores: Rosenkrantz, Gary S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Colección:Problems of philosophy (Routledge (Firm))
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The concept of substance in history; An independence theory of substance; On the unity of the parts of mereological compounds; On the unity of the parts of organisms; What kinds of physical substances are there?; Appendix: Organisms and natural kinds; Notes; Index