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This work presents a theory about what kind of things exist. Trenton Merricks defends the following criterion for existence of a physical object: that it has a causal role over and above that of its parts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Merricks, Trenton
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Ontology.
Whole and parts (Philosophy)
Agent (Philosophy)
Causation.
Causality
Ontologie.
Tout et parties (Philosophie)
Agent (Philosophie)
Causalité.
ontologies (vocabularies)
ontology (metaphysics)
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Causation
Ontology
Ontologie (filosofie)
Object (filosofie)
08.31 metaphysics.
Ontologie
Philosophy of Mind
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This work presents a theory about what kind of things exist. Trenton Merricks defends the following criterion for existence of a physical object: that it has a causal role over and above that of its parts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 203 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
ISBN:9780191529689
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0191598038
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