Plato on parts and wholes: the metaphysics of structure
Auteur :
Harte, Verity
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199278442
Date de publication :
24 févr. 2005
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
433 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Providing an examination of Platonic discussion of composition, this book explains its relations to modern debates. It shows how, in several late works, Plato criticizes the view that a whole is identical to its parts. It then goes on to discuss the intriguing alternative conception of wholes he offers in its place.