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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.
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by Merricks, Trenton
Published 2001

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