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The double lives of objects : an essay in the metaphysics of the ordinary world /

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Thomas Sattig develops a novel philosophical picture of ordinary objects such as persons, tables, and trees. He carves a middle way between classical mereology and Aristotelian hylomorphism, and argues that objects lead double lives. They are compounds of matter and form, and each object's matt...

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Main Author: Sattig, Thomas (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ontology.
Metaphysics.
First philosophy.
Ontologie.
Métaphysique.
ontology (metaphysics)
metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
First philosophy
Metaphysics
Ontology
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Speculative Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Thomas Sattig develops a novel philosophical picture of ordinary objects such as persons, tables, and trees. He carves a middle way between classical mereology and Aristotelian hylomorphism, and argues that objects lead double lives. They are compounds of matter and form, and each object's matter and form have different qualitative profiles.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191798221
0191798223
9780191505539
0191505536