Theory of the object / Thomas Nail.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nail, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Object (Philosophy).

Process philosophy.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

viii, 301 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Kinetic Object

1. The Flow of Matter

2. The Fold of Number

3. The Field of Knowledge

pt. II A History of Objects

I. The Ordinal Object

4. The Centripetal Object

5. The Prehistoric Object

II. The Cardinal Object

6. The Centrifugal Object

7. The Ancient Object I

8. The Ancient Object II

III. The Intensive Object

9. The Tensional Object

10. The Medieval Object I

11. The Medieval Object II

IV. The Potential Object

12. The Elastic Object

13. The Modern Object I

14. The Modern Object II

pt. III The Contemporary Object

V. The Loop Object

15. The Pedetic Object

16. The Contemporary Object I: Quantum Theory

17. The Contemporary Object II: Category Theory

18. The Contemporary Object III: Chaos Theory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1474487920

9781474487924

1474487939

9781474487931

OCLC:

1231959542