The existence of the world an introduction to ontology
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2019
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| Edición: | This edition first published in 2019 by Routledge |
| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Metaphysics ;
volume 3 |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991003751129708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Epigraph; CHAPTER I The Discovery of the World: Timeless Being; The nature of classification; Plato's two realms; The world versus the universe; The one over the many; CHAPTER II The Battle Over the World: Universals; Porphyry, Boethius, and the Medievals; The localization problem; Property instances; Abstraction; CHAPTER III The Structure of the World: The Categories; Categories; Structures; Relations; Sets; Numbers; Facts; The category of the world; Necessity
- CHAPTER IV The Substratum of the World: ExistenceModes of being; Existence conceived of as a property; Existence conceived of as self-identity; Existence conceived of as a property of properties; Attempts to define existence; The nature of existence; The variable object; Negative existentials; CHAPTER V The Enigma of the World: Negation; Much to do about nothingness; Non-being; Acquaintance with negative facts; The nature of negation; Bibliography; Index
