Classifying reality /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Oderberg, David S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken : Wiley, 2013.
• Θέματα: Reality.; Classification.; Categories (Philosophy); Science > Philosophy.; REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.; Electronic books.

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 classificatio...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Categorial predication / E.J. Lowe
• Nature's joints: a realistic defence of natural properties / D.H. Mellor
• Boundaries in reality / Tuomas E. Tahko
• Contrastive explanations in evolutionary biology / Stephen Boulter
• Animate beings: their nature and identity / Gary S. Rosenkrantz
• Classifying processes: an essay in applied ontology / Barry Smith.