Metaphysical themes, 1274-1689 / Robert Pasnau.

Author/creator Pasnau, Robert
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxi, 796 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: Four centuries ; The metaphysics of substance ; Metaphysical parts -- Matter: Substratum ; Theories of prime matter ; Matter and extension ; Philosophiae perennes -- Substance: Subjects and substances ; The veiled subject ; Cartesian substances ; Lockean substances -- Accidents: Real accidents ; Inherence ; Categories ; Modes -- Extension: Quantity and extension ; Extension and impenetrability ; Mind and extension ; Location ; Entia successiva -- Quality: Real qualities ; Heresy and novelty ; Primary qualities ; Secondary qualities ; Powers and dispositions -- Unity and identity: Substantial form ; Unity and dualism ; Parts and wholes ; Real essences ; Permanence and corruption ; Identity over time ; Locke's nominal substances.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [741]-782) and indexes.
LCCN 2010940304
ISBN9780199567911 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0199567913 (acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BD111 .P35 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold