Double lives of objects, the: an essay in the metaphysics of the ordinary world
Auteur :
Sattig, Thomas
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199683017
Date de publication :
19 févr. 2015
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,3 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
586 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Thomas Sattig develops a novel philosophical picture of ordinary objects such as persons, tables, and trees. He carves a middle way between classical mereology and Aristotelian hylomorphism, and argues that objects lead double lives. They are compounds of matter and form, and each object's matter and form have different qualitative profiles.