How things might have been individuals, kinds, and essential properties
Penelope Mackie looks at an issue central to much current work in metaphysics: the distinction between the essential and accidental properties of individuals. She challenges widely held views and arrives at what she calls a minimalist essentialism
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
2006, 2006
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Penelope Mackie looks at an issue central to much current work in metaphysics: the distinction between the essential and accidental properties of individuals. She challenges widely held views and arrives at what she calls a minimalist essentialism |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 212 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780191604034 0191604038 |