Ontological Categories

by Jan Westerhoff

The concept of an ontological category is central to metaphysics. Metaphysicians argue about which category of existence an object should be assigned to, whether one category can be reduced to another one, or whether there might be different equally adequate systems of categorization. Answers to these questions presuppose a clear understanding of what precisely an ontological category is, and Jan Westerhoff now provides the first in-depth analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199285047
• ISBN13: 9780199285044
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"