Properties

Book Overview

When we say a certain rose is red, we seem to be attributing a property, redness, to it. But are there really such properties? If so, what are they like, how do we know about them, and how are they related to the objects which have them and the linguistic devices which we use to talk about
them? This collection presents these ancient problems in a modern light. In particular, it makes accessible for the first time the most important contributions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198751761
• ISBN13: 9780198751762
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"