Sattig, Thomas
Material Objects (Elements in Metaphysics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781009011464
- author:
- Sattig, Thomas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 86
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Epistemology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
This survey explores central topics in the metaphysics of material objects. Four problem spaces are identified: how an object's parts relate to its existence and nature, how it persists through time, how it changes, and paradoxes about objects.
The topics covered include the relationship between an object's parts and its essence, the persistence of objects over time, and paradoxes such as coincidence and fission. The book also examines radical views on composite material objects, including mereological nihilism and ontological anti-realism.
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