عنوان

The physical basis of predication /

(Number (ISBN

0521037611

(Number (ISBN

0521411319

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9780521037617

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9780521411318

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b739152

Title Proper

The physical basis of predication /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Andrew Newman.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY, USA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1992.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 271 pages ;

Dimensions

22 cm.

Series Title

Cambridge studies in philosophy

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-264) and index.

Text of Note

Machine derived contents note: 1. 'Real constituents of the world' -- 2. What can logic and language tell us about reality? -- 3. The 'existence' of universals and the notion of possibility -- 4. The causal significance of basic attributes -- 5. Hierarchies of universals -- 6. Causal relations -- 7. Arbitrary particulars and unified particulars -- 8. Further considerations concerning the causal relation -- 9. Arbitrary particulars and physical objects.

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Text of Note

This is a book about some of the basic concepts of metaphysics: universals, particulars, causality, and possibility. Its aim is to give an account of the real constituents of the world. The author defends a realistic view of universals, characterizing the notion of universal by considering language and logic, possibility, hierarchies of universals, and causation. On the other hand, he argues that logic and language are not reliable guides to the nature of reality. All assertions and predications about the natural world are ultimately founded on "basic universals", which are the fundamental type of universal and central to causation. A distinction is drawn between unified particulars (which have a natural principle of unity) and arbitrary particulars (which lack such a principle); unified particulars are the terms of causal relations and thus real constituents of the world. Arbitrary particulars such as events, states of affairs, and sets have no ontological significance.

Causation.

Individuation (Philosophy)

Universals (Philosophy)

Causalité

Individu (Philosophie)

Universaux.

Causaliteit.

Causation.

Causation.

Individualism.

Individuation

Individuation (Philosophy)

Kausalität

Universalia (filosofie)

Universalien

Universals (Philosophy)

Universals (Philosophy)

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Edition

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Newman, Andrew,1948-

Date of Transaction

20201204000948.0

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