Parts a study in ontology
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
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
2000, 2000
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 1987 |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 390 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780191696930 0191696935 |