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Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics

Author : Richard Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781350066359
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics written by Richard Davies and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What is an object? How do we look at them? Why do they matter? This collection presents a lively, timely discussion of natural and artifactual objects, considering the relationship between them from a range of philosophical perspectives, including the philosophy of biology, the metaphysics of space and the philosophy of perception. Beginning from the starting point that natural objects are bona fide, endowed with some natural border between themselves and everything else, while artifactual objects depend on the observation of tacit conventions and may include the ordinary objects of everyday life, this volume explores, contextualises and interrogates objects. Contributors discuss a variety of objects including physical, scientific and mental ones, as well as things that appear to question the limits of object-hood, including holes, Quinean 'posits' and language. The very first collection to address this growing topic within analytic philosophy, Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics represents a highly original work, showcasing some of the most important and influentialphilosophers working in Europe today"--

Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics

Author : Richard Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350066346
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics written by Richard Davies and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is an object? How do we look at them? Why do they matter? This collection presents a lively, timely discussion of natural and artifactual objects, considering the relationship between them from a range of philosophical perspectives, including the philosophy of biology, the metaphysics of space and the philosophy of perception. Beginning from the starting point that natural objects are bona fide, endowed with some natural border between themselves and everything else, while artifactual objects depend on the observation of tacit conventions and may include the ordinary objects of everyday life, this volume explores, contextualises and interrogates objects. Contributors discuss a variety of objects including physical, scientific and mental ones, as well as things that appear to question the limits of object-hood, including holes, Quinean 'posits' and language. The very first collection to address this growing topic within analytic philosophy, Natural and Artifactual Objects in Contemporary Metaphysics represents a highly original work, showcasing some of the most important and influential philosophers working in Europe today.

Studies in Contemporary Metaphysics

Author : Reinhold Friedrich Alfred Hoernlé
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in Contemporary Metaphysics written by Reinhold Friedrich Alfred Hoernlé and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Philosophy of GIS

Author : Timothy Tambassi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030168298
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of GIS written by Timothy Tambassi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology aims to present the fundamental philosophical issues and tools required by the reflection within and upon geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) . It is an introduction to the philosophy for GIScience from an analytical perspective, which looks at GIS with a specific focus on its fundamental and most general concepts and distinctions. The first part of the book is devoted to explore some of the main philosophical questions arising from GIS and GIScience, which include, among others, investigations in ontology, epistemology, linguistics and geometrical modeling. The second part concerns issues related to spatial and cartographical representations of the geographical world. The third part is focused on the ontology of geography, specifically in terms of geographical entities, objects and boundaries. Finally, in the fourth part, the topic of GIS constitutes a starting point for exploring themes such as quantum geography and disorientation, and for defining professional profiles for geographers with competences in GIS environment. This book on a new and unexplored field of research could be a fundamental point of reference for professional philosophers and geographers interested in the theoretical reflection about the foundational concepts of GIScience. It is also interesting reading material for students (both undergraduates, postgraduates and Ph.D. students) in philosophy, geography, applied ontology, GIScience, geomatics and computer science.

Species Problems and Beyond

Author : John S. Wilkins
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000549798
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Species Problems and Beyond written by John S. Wilkins and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Species Problems and Beyond offers a collection of up-to-date essays discussing from an interdisciplinary perspective the many ramifications of the ‘Species Problem.’ The authors represent experts in the philosophy of biology, in species-level evolutionary investigations, and in biodiversity studies and conservation. Some of the topics addressed concern the context sensitivity of the term ‘species’; species as individuals, processes, natural kinds, or as ‘operative concepts’; species delimitation in the age of Big (genomic) Data; and taxonomic inflation and its consequences for conservation strategies. The carefully edited volume will be an invaluable resource for philosophers of biology and evolutionary biologists alike. – Olivier Rieppel, Rowe Family Curator of Evolutionary Biology, Negaunee Integrative Research Center, Field Museum, USA Species, or ‘the Species Problem’, is a topic in science, in the philosophy of science, and in general philosophy. In fact, it encompasses many aspects of the same problem, and these are dealt with in this volume. Species are often thought of as fundamental units of biological matter to be used in ecology, conservation, classification, and biodiversity. The chapters in this book present opposing views on the current philosophical and conceptual issues of the Species Problem in biology. Divided into four sections, Concepts and Theories, Practice and Methods, Ranks and Trees and Names, and Metaphysics and Epistemologies, the book is authored by biologists, philosophers, and historians, many leaders in their fields. Topics include ontology of species, definitions of both species category and units, species rank, speciation issues, nomenclature, ecology, and species conservation. Species Problems and Beyond aims to clarify the contemporary issues of the Species Problem. It is ideal for use in upper-level seminars and courses in Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, Systematics and Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics/Cladistics, and for any scholar in these fields.

Being: Developments in Contemporary Metaphysics

Author : Robin Le Poidevin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Being: Developments in Contemporary Metaphysics written by Robin Le Poidevin and published by . This book was released on 2008-07-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays focus on central concerns of contemporary metaphysics and the growing interest in ontological issues.

The Philosophy of Anne Conway

Author : Jonathan Head
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350134546
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Anne Conway written by Jonathan Head and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early modern philosopher Anne Conway offers a remarkable synthesis of ideas from differing philosophical traditions that deserve our attention today. Exploring all of the major aspects of Conway's thought, this book presents a valuable guide to her contribution to the history of philosophy. Through a close reading of her central text, Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy (1690), it considers her intellectual context and addresses some of the outstanding interpretive issues concerning her philosophy. Contrasting her position with that of contemporaries such as Henry More, Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont and George Keith, it examines her critique of the prominent philosophical schools of the time, including Cartesian dualism and Hobbesian materialism. From her accounts of dualism, time and God to the often overlooked elements of her work such as her theory of freedom and salvation, The Philosophy of Anne Conway illuminates the ideas and legacy of an important early-modern woman philosopher.

The Artifactual Nature of Law

Author : Burazin, Luka
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 180088592X
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Artifactual Nature of Law written by Burazin, Luka and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking book develops and elaborates on the artifact theory of law, covering a wide range of related theoretical and practical topics. Featuring international contributions from both noted and up-and-coming scholars in law and philosophy, it offers a range of perspectives that flesh out the artifact theory of law, it also introduces criticisms of previous formulations of the theory and inquires into its potential payoffs.

Axiomatic Thinking I

Author : Fernando Ferreira
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030776573
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Axiomatic Thinking I written by Fernando Ferreira and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this two-volume compilation of articles, leading researchers reevaluate the success of Hilbert's axiomatic method, which not only laid the foundations for our understanding of modern mathematics, but also found applications in physics, computer science and elsewhere. The title takes its name from David Hilbert's seminal talk Axiomatisches Denken, given at a meeting of the Swiss Mathematical Society in Zurich in 1917. This marked the beginning of Hilbert's return to his foundational studies, which ultimately resulted in the establishment of proof theory as a new branch in the emerging field of mathematical logic. Hilbert also used the opportunity to bring Paul Bernays back to Göttingen as his main collaborator in foundational studies in the years to come. The contributions are addressed to mathematical and philosophical logicians, but also to philosophers of science as well as physicists and computer scientists with an interest in foundations. Chapter 8 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Nonexistent Objects

Author : K.J. Perszyk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792324614
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Nonexistent Objects written by K.J. Perszyk and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1993-09-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues surrounding the status and nature of `nonexistent objects' constitute one of philosophy's oldest and densest thickets. In this book Perszyk takes his readers surefootedly through this thicket, informed both historically and at the level of contemporary discussion of relevant themes. His main aim is to develop a `bundle' or `set of properties' interpretation of Meinong's theory of nonexistent objects (as opposed to a set of properties neo-Meinongian metaphysics), and to defend this nonstandard interpretation against competing views in both the philosophical and scholarly literature on Meinong. The Meinong who emerges is neither the hero nor the villain his friends and foes have commonly led us to believe. This clearly written book is a valuable addition both to the literature on Meinong and to contemporary metaphysics of modality. It is written for students and professionals interested in these, and related, areas.

Making Objects and Events

Author : Simon J. Evnine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191085251
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Making Objects and Events written by Simon J. Evnine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon J. Evnine explores the view (which he calls amorphic hylomorphism) that some objects have matter from which they are distinct but that this distinctness is not due to the existence of anything like a form. He draws on Aristotle's insight that such objects must be understood in terms of an account that links what they are essentially with how they come to exist and what their functions are (the coincidence of formal, final, and efficient causes). Artifacts are the most prominent kind of objects where these three features coincide, and Evnine develops a detailed account of the existence and identity conditions of artifacts, and the origins of their functions, in terms of how they come into existence. This process is, in general terms, that they are made out of their initial matter by an agent acting with the intention to make an object of the given kind. Evnine extends the account to organisms, where evolution accomplishes what is effected by intentional making in the case of artifacts, and to actions, which are seen as artifactual events.

Varieties of Things

Author : Cynthia MacDonald
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405154446
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Varieties of Things written by Cynthia MacDonald and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varieties of Things: Foundations of Contemporary Metaphysics is about some of the most fundamental kinds of things that there are; the things that we encounter in everyday experience. A book about the things that we encounter in everyday experience. Contains a thorough and accessible discussion of the nature and aims of metaphysics. Examines a wide range of ontological categories, including both particulars and universals. Mounts a forceful and persuasive case for anti-reductionism.

The Nature of Ordinary Objects

Author : Javier Cumpa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110716009X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Ordinary Objects written by Javier Cumpa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides new insights into contemporary debates surrounding the metaphysics of objects, a subject undergoing an important revival.

The Metaphysics of Hyperspace

Author : Hud Hudson
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 019151571X
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book The Metaphysics of Hyperspace written by Hud Hudson and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2005-11-24 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hud Hudson offers a fascinating examination of philosophical reasons to believe in hyperspace. He begins with some stage-setting discussions, offering his analysis of the term 'material object', noting his adherence to substantivalism, confessing his sympathies regarding principles of composition and decomposition, identifying his views on material simples, material gunk, and the persistence of material objects, and preparing the reader for later discussions with introductory remarks on eternalism, modality and recombination, vagueness, bruteness, and the epistemic role of intuitions. The subsequent chapters are loosely organized around the theme of hyperspace. Hudson explores nontheistic reasons to believe in hyperspace in chapter 1 (e.g. reasons arising from reflection on incongruent counterparts and fine-tuning arguments), theistic reasons in chapter 7 (e.g. reasons arising from reflection on theistic puzzles known as the problem of the best and the problem of evil), and some distinctively Christian reasons in chapter 8 (e.g. reasons arising from reflection on traditional Christian themes such as heaven and hell, the Garden of Eden, angels and demons, and new testament miracles). In the intervening chapters, Hudson inquires into a variety of puzzles in the metaphysics of material objects that are either generated by the hypothesis of hyperspace, focusing on the topics of mirror determinism and mirror incompatibilism, or else informed by the hypothesis of hyperspace, with discussions of receptacles, boundaries, contact, occupation, and superluminal motion. Anyone engaged with contemporary metaphysics will find much to stimulate them here.

Making Objects and Events

Author : Simon Evnine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198779674
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Making Objects and Events written by Simon Evnine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon J. Evnine explores the view that some objects have matter from which they are distinct but that this distinctness is not due to the existence of anything like a form. He argues that objects must be understood in relation to how they come to exist and what their functions are and applies his account to artifacts, organisms and actions.

Classical and Contemporary Metaphysics

Author : Richard T. De George
Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Classical and Contemporary Metaphysics written by Richard T. De George and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1962 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Metaphysics

Author : Michael J. Loux
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415261074
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Metaphysics written by Michael J. Loux and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition includes a new chapter on the realism/antirealism debate, a new more user-friendly format and examples to clarify difficult concepts, it also relates contemporary views to their classical sources.