More kinds of being : a further study of individuation, identity, and the logic of sortal terms / E.J. Lowe.
| Author/creator | Lowe, E. J. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. |
| Description | xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- The varieties of is -- Individuals, kinds, and realism -- Semantics, metaphysics, and necessity -- New developments -- Sortal terms and criteria of identity -- Individuals, sorts, and instantiation -- Number, unity, and individuality -- The absoluteness of identity : a defence -- Appendix: Some formal principles and arguments -- Identity and constitution -- Parts and wholes -- Persons and their bodies -- Matter and organisms -- Organisms and persons -- Is there a criterion of personal identity? -- Sortal terms and natural laws -- Plural quantification and sortal reference -- Laws, dispositions, and sortal logic -- Appendix: An axiomatic system of sortal logic -- What sorts of things are there? -- The syntax and semantics of complex sortal terms -- On the identity of sorts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-222) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009020889 |
| ISBN | 9781405182560 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1405182563 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BC199.I4 L69 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |