E. J. Lowe

More Kinds of Being

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

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Produktbeschreibung

In More Kinds of Being E.J. Lowe, one of the world s most distinguished contemporary metaphysicians, thoroughly reworks and expands upon the philosophical concepts first put forth in his acclaimed book Kinds of Being (1989).

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Taking into account significant developments in the metaphysicalthinking of E. J. Lowe over the past 20 years, More Kinds ofBeing:A Further Study of Individuation, Identity, and the Logic ofSortal Terms presents a thorough reworking and expansion of the1989 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 newdevelopments
Features a thorough reworking and expansion of the earlierwork, rather than just a new edition
Reflects the author s conversion to what he calls thefour-category ontology, a metaphysical system that takes itsinspiration from Aristotle
Provides a unified discussion of individuation and identitythat should prove to be essential reading for philosophers workingin metaphysics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9781118963869
• ISBN-10: 1118963865
• Artikelnr.: 41430899

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface* vii Acknowledgements xi 1 Introduction 1 The Varieties of 'Is' 3
Individuals, Kinds, and Realism 4 Semantics, Metaphysics, and Necessity 6
New Developments* 8 2 Sortal Terms and Criteria of Identity 12 3
Individuals, Sorts, and Instantiation 29 4 Number, Unity, and
Individuality* 42 5 The Absoluteness of Identity: A Defence 57 Appendix:
Some Formal Principles and Arguments 72 6 Identity and Constitution 77 7
Parts and Wholes 92 8 Persons and Their Bodies 104 Matter and Organisms 104
Organisms and Persons 113 Is There a Criterion of Personal Identity? 125 9
Sortal Terms and Natural Laws 141 10 Plural Quantification and Sortal
Reference* 164 11 Laws, Dispositions, and Sortal Logic 179 Appendix: An
Axiomatic System of Sortal Logic 194 12 What Sorts of Things Are There?*
198 The Syntax and Semantics of Complex Sortal Terms 198 On the Identity of
Sorts 212 Bibliography* 217 Index 223