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UNINA9910822412703321 |
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Oxford studies in metaphysics . Volume 4 / / edited by Dean W. Zimmerman |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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1-383-04503-8 |
1-281-82576-X |
9786611825768 |
0-19-156231-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (334 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Oxford Studies in Metaphysics: Younger Scholar Prize Announcement; I. QUINE'S 1946 LECTURE ON NOMINALISM: A SYMPOSIUM; 1. Nominalism; 2. Quine and Tarski on Nominalism; 3. Cats, Dogs, and so on; 4. Quine's Lecture on Nominalism from the Perspective of a Nominalist; 5. A World of Concrete Particulars; 6. Quine's 1946 Lecture on Nominalism; II. SOME PRINCIPLES CONCERNING DEPENDENCE AND NECESSITY; 7. Ceteris Absentibus Physicalism; 8. Truthmakers and Predication; 9. On Locating Composite Objects; III. GUNK AND BLOBS; 10. Gunk, Topology, and Measure |
11. The Structure of Gunk: Adventures in the Ontology of Space12. Beware of the Blob: Cautions for Would-Be Metaphysicians; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The fourth volume of a series that acts as a forum for new works in the field of metaphysics. The collection offers a broad overview of the subject & features traditional topics as well as questions from neighbouring fields such as the philosophies of mind & science. |
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