LEADER 02435nam 22005653u 450 001 9910783967903321 005 20230607220519.0 010 $a1-280-18503-1 010 $a9786610185030 010 $a0-203-05006-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000254092 035 $a(EBL)169379 035 $a(OCoLC)70749812 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000284577 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11257222 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284577 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10261645 035 $a(PQKB)10605027 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169379 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000254092 100 $a20130418d2002|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSubstance$b[electronic resource] $eIts Nature and Existence 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 225 1 $aProblems of Philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-11250-8 327 $aBook 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 330 $aSubstance has been a leading idea in the history of Western philosophy. Joshua Hoffman and Gary S. Rosenkrantz explain the nature and existence of individual substances, including both living things and inanimate objects. Specifically written for students new to this important and often complex subject, Substance provides both the historical and contemporary overview of the debate.Great Philosophers of the past, such as Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, and Berkeley were profoundly interested in the concept of substance. And, the authors argue, a bel 410 0$aProblems of Philosophy 606 $aSubstance (Philosophy) 606 $aSubstance (Philosophy) 615 4$aSubstance (Philosophy). 615 4$aSubstance (Philosophy). 676 $a111.1 676 $a111/.1 700 $aHoffman$b Joshua$0554968 701 $aRosenkrantz$b Gary$01482705 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783967903321 996 $aSubstance$93700517 997 $aUNINA