Substance and Attribute: A Study in Ontology

by Michael J. Loux

Book Overview

In this book I address a dichotomy that is as central as any in ontology - that between ordinary objects or substances and the various attributes (Le., properties, kinds, and relations) we associate with them. My aim is to arrive at the correct philosophical account of each member of the dichotomy. What I shall argue is that the various attempts to understand substances or attri- butes in reductive terms fail. Talk about attributes, I shall try to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027709556
• ISBN13: 9789027709554
• Release Date: November 1978
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"