Mereology and the Sciences Parts and Wholes in the Contemporary Scientific Context /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Calosi, Claudio (Editor), Graziani, Pierluigi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 371
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Epistemology.; Mathematical logic.; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.; Mathematical Logic and Foundations.

This volume is  the first systematic and thorough attempt to investigate the relation and the possible applications of mereology to contemporary science. It gathers contributions from leading scholars in the field and covers a wide range of scientific theories and practices such as physics, mathemat...