Objects and persons
Auteur :
Merricks, Trenton
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199266319
Date de publication :
2 oct. 2003
Dimensions :
20,2 x 13,5 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
259 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This work presents a theory of the ontology of material objects. Trenton Merricks defends the following criterion for existence of a physical object: that it has a causal role over and above that of its parts.