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This text shows that mereology, the formal theory of part and whole, is essential to ontology. The author surveys and criticizes previous theories, proposing an account encompassing both temporal and modal considerations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simons, Peter M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2000.
Subjects:
Whole and parts (Philosophy)
Tout et parties (Philosophie)
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Speculative Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text shows that mereology, the formal theory of part and whole, is essential to ontology. The author surveys and criticizes previous theories, proposing an account encompassing both temporal and modal considerations.
Item Description:Originally published: 1987.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 390 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191696930
0191696935
0199241465
9780199241460