The Consolation of Ontology: On the Substantial and Nonsubstantial Models

by Egon Bondy

In the Consolation of Ontology, Czech poet-philosopher Egon Bondy examines the substantial model of reality - the notion that there is some sort of substance, some "thing", idea, being, or principle that creates, underlies, transcends, or gives meaning to the universe in which we live. He shows how the substantial model, in both its theistic and mechanical materialist versions, is logically untenable and dangerous in its consequences. From there,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739102540
• ISBN13: 9780739102541
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"