Existence and nature : new perspectives / Matteo Favaretti Camposampiero, Matteo Plebani (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Camposampiero, Matteo Favaretti.

Plebani, Matteo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology.

Philosophy of nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Is all that exists part of the natural world? If there are non-natural entities, what is their difference from natural things? Is the human-independent realm of nature the only paradigm for ontological respectability, as naturalism claims? Can existence be simply explained away by means of formal devices? Philosophers keep struggling with such questions. Still, the two basic notions involved, that of existence and that of nature, have not yet been fully explored. The four essays collected here address the issue from the points of view of the philosophy of mathematics, of analytic ontology, of early modern philosophy, and of contemporary phenomenology. The results will surprise the reader: difficult topics are unlocked, long-received views are called into question, and new perspectives are opened.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction / Plebani, Matteo

A Naturalistic Paradox: Existence and Nature in the Philosophy of Mathematics / Plebani, Matteo

"To Be Is to Have Causal Powers": Existence and Nature in Analytic Metaphysics / Berto, Francesco

Dividing Fiction from Reality: Existence and Nature in Christian Wolff's Metaphysics / Camposampiero, Matteo Favaretti

"Nature Is the Realm of the Incomprehensible" (E. Husserl, 1920): Existence and Nature, with a Phenomenological Tale / Giannasi, Matteo

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-86838-173-2

3-11-032180-7

OCLC:

851970808