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Classifying reality / edited by David S. Oderberg.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken : Wiley, 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118508329
  • 1118508327
  • 9781118508336
  • 1118508335
  • 9781118508343
  • 1118508343
  • 9781118627747
  • 1118627741
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Classifying reality.DDC classification:
  • 001.01/2 23
LOC classification:
  • BD331
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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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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