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Parts : a study in ontology / Peter Simons.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simons, Peter M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Whole and parts (Philosophy).
- Ontology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 390 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Study in ontology
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 0-19-169693-5
- 0-19-924146-5
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