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Unity and time in metaphysics /
The contributions to this collection deal with the fundamental problem of unity, which plays a decisive role in many contemporary debates (even when this role is not acknowledged). Questions like whether there can be unities that persist through time - e.g. persons who remain the same throughout the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
W. de Gruyter,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The contributions to this collection deal with the fundamental problem of unity, which plays a decisive role in many contemporary debates (even when this role is not acknowledged). Questions like whether there can be unities that persist through time - e.g. persons who remain the same throughout their lives - are discussed from various perspectives. Is such an idea possible at all, and if so, what role do concepts like force, capacity, and disposition play in this context? |
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| Notas: | Previously presented at an international conference entitled, "Unity and time as problem in metaphysics: persistence and individuality," held in Berlin from Sept. 26-28, 2007 |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783110212358 3110212358 311021234X 9783110212341 1282295861 9781282295865 |