Unity and time in metaphysics
The contributions to this collection deal with the fundamental problem of unity, which plays a decisive role in many contemporary debates (even when this role is not acknowledged). Questions like whether there can be unities that persist through time - e.g. persons who remain the same throughout the...
| Otros Autores: | , , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
W. de Gruyter
2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31412452*spi |
| Sumario: | The contributions to this collection deal with the fundamental problem of unity, which plays a decisive role in many contemporary debates (even when this role is not acknowledged). Questions like whether there can be unities that persist through time - e.g. persons who remain the same throughout their lives - are discussed from various perspectives. Is such an idea possible at all, and if so, what role do concepts like force, capacity, and disposition play in this context? |
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| Notas: | Previously presented at an international conference entitled, "Unity and time as problem in metaphysics: persistence and individuality," held in Berlin from Sept. 26-28, 2007. |
| Descripción Física: | viii, 254 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas. |
| ISBN: | 9783110212358 9783110212341 9781282295865 |
