1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450931603321

Autore

Hoffman Joshua

Titolo

Substance [[electronic resource] ] : Its Nature and Existence

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002

ISBN

1-280-18503-1

9786610185030

0-203-05006-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Problems of Philosophy

Altri autori (Persone)

RosenkrantzGary

Disciplina

111.1

111/.1

Soggetti

Substance (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The concept of substance in history; An independence theory of substance; On the unity of the parts of mereological compounds; On the unity of the parts of organisms; What kinds of physical substances are there?; Appendix: Organisms and natural kinds; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Substance has been a leading idea in the history of Western philosophy. Joshua Hoffman and Gary S. Rosenkrantz explain the nature and existence of individual substances, including both living things and inanimate objects. Specifically written for students new to this important and often complex subject, Substance provides both the historical and contemporary overview of the debate.Great Philosophers of the past, such as Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, and Berkeley were profoundly interested in the concept of substance. And, the authors argue, a bel



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910724377303321

Autore

Remmer Ulla

Titolo

02 Guiding principles of the edition : Indian Recordings (Schomerus 1929) / / Ulla Remmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, , 2019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (4 pages)

Disciplina

894.811171

Soggetti

Tamil poetry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The CD publication features 30 sound recordings, chiefly recitations of classical Tamil poetry, made by Hilko Wiardo Schomerus in Madras (Chennai) in 1929. What is new and special about this release is the publication of the sources, of which hitherto no (or only little) notice has been taken.