Individuals, Essence and Identity : Themes of Analytic Metaphysics / edited by Andrea Bottani, Massimiliano Carrara, Pierdaniele Giaretta

Carrara, Massimiliano ; Giaretta, Pierdaniele

Englisch

Dordrecht : Springer, 2002

Online-Ressource (516 p) : digital

Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 9789048159888

Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 9781402005480

Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 9789401718677

978-94-017-1866-0

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-90-481-5988-8 (Druckausgabe)

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-1866-0

Introduction -- Part One: Ontology and Analysis. The Question of Realism. Words and Objects -- Part Two: Essence and Existence. Being and Essence in Contemporary Interpretations of Aristotle. Some Comments on Prof. Enrico Berti's Paper "Being and Essence in Contemporary Interpretations of Aristotle". Existence, Identity, and Aristotelian Tradition. Orenstein on Existence and Identity. Abstract Objects: A Case Study. Kinds, Essence, and Natural Necessity. Kinds of Necessity: a Commentary on E.J. Lowe's Paper -- Part Three: Identity. Aristotle's Notion of Identity. Sameness in Aristole's Topics. Identity and Supervenience. Comments on Wiggings's Paper "Identity and Supervenience". Vagueness, Identity, and Leibniz's Law. Williamson on Vagueness, Identity, and Leibniz's Law. Origins and Identities. Forbes on Origins and Identities -- Part Four: Time and Persistence. Leibniz, Composite Substances and the Persistence of Organic Things. On Naturalising Leibniz (a Reply to Anthony Savile). Temporal Parts and Identity Across Time. Van Inwagen on Temporal Parts and Identity Across Time. Change and Change-Ersatz. Starting over -- List of Contributors -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.

*Philosophy (General) ; Linguistics -- Philosophy ; Modern philosophy. ; Philosophy, modern ; Logic ; Metaphysics ; Ontology ; Language and languages—Philosophy.

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BD95-131

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 110;

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bisacsh: PHI013000

The book's aim is to give a working representation of what metaphysics is today. The historical contributions reveal the roots of metaphysical themes and how today's methods are linked to their Aristotelian and Leibnizian past. The volume also touches on the relationships between ontological and linguistic analysis, the questions of realism and ontological commitment, the nature of abstract objects, the existential meaning of particular quantification, the primitiveness of identity, the question of epistemic versus ontological vagueness, the necessity of origin, the nature of natural necessity, the possibility of intermittent existence, the notion of a temporal part and its place in an account of persistence, the question of identity and change across time and possible worlds, and many more. Readership: A toolbox for any researcher in metaphysics and an essential source for any PhD student with ontological interests

 

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