Classifying Reality

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Distinguished metaphysicians examine issues central to the high-profile debate between philosophers over how to classify the natural world, and discuss issues in applied ontology such as the classification of diseases. Leading metaphysicians explore fundamental questions related to the classification and structure of the natural worldAn essential commentary on issues at the heart of the contemporary debate between philosophy and scienceInterweaves discussion of overarching themes with detailed material on applied ontology

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Utgivningsdatum2013-04-19
Mått140 x 218 x 8 mm
Vikt209 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRatio Special Issues
Antal sidor144
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781118508350

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David S. Oderberg is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading, UK. He is the author or editor of several books in metaphysics and moral philosophy, and has contributed numerous journal articles on metaphysics, moral philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and other topics. Professor Oderberg’s texts on Moral Theory and Applied Ethics were both published by Blackwell in 2000, while his most recent book, Real Essentialism (2007), sets out a neo-Aristotelian system of metaphysics.

Notes on Contributors viiIntroduction 11 Categorial Predication 5E. J. Lowe2 Nature’s Joints: A Realistic Defence of Natural Properties 23D. H. Mellor3 Boundaries in Reality 41Tuomas E. Tahko4 Contrastive Explanations in Evolutionary Biology 61Stephen Boulter5 Animate Beings: Their Nature and Identity 79Gary S. Rosenkrantz6 Classifying Processes: An Essay in Applied Ontology 101Barry SmithIndex 127