02435nam 22005653u 450 991078396790332120230607220519.01-280-18503-197866101850300-203-05006-1(CKB)1000000000254092(EBL)169379(OCoLC)70749812(SSID)ssj0000284577(PQKBManifestationID)11257222(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284577(PQKBWorkID)10261645(PQKB)10605027(MiAaPQ)EBC169379(EXLCZ)99100000000025409220130418d2002|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrSubstance[electronic resource] Its Nature and ExistenceHoboken Taylor and Francis20021 online resource (231 p.)Problems of PhilosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-11250-8 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; IndexSubstance 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 belProblems of PhilosophySubstance (Philosophy)Substance (Philosophy)Substance (Philosophy).Substance (Philosophy).111.1111/.1Hoffman Joshua554968Rosenkrantz Gary1482705AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910783967903321Substance3700517UNINA