Parts: A Study in Ontology

by Peter M. Simons

Book Overview

Although the relationship of part to whole is one of the most fundamental there is, this is the first full-length study of this key concept. Showing that mereology, or the formal theory of part and whole, is essential to ontology, Simons surveys and critiques previous theories--especially the standard extensional view--and proposes a new account that encompasses both temporal and modal considerations. Simons's revised theory not only allows him to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198249543
• ISBN13: 9780198249542
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"