Mereology

by A J Cotnoir, Achille C Varzi, Achille C. Varzi, et al.

Book Overview

Is a whole something more than the sum of its parts? Are there things composed of the same parts? If you divide an object into parts, and divide those parts into smaller parts, will this process ever come to an end? Can something lose parts or gain new ones without ceasing to be the thing it is? Does any multitude of things (including disparate things such as you, this book, and the tail of a cat) compose a whole of some sort? Questions such as these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198908938
• ISBN13: 9780198908937
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"