| Author: | A. Meirav | ISBN: | 9789401702096 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | Publication: | March 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. Meirav |
| ISBN: | 9789401702096 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
| Publication: | March 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
In this work, the author formulates a critique of widely accepted mereological assumptions, presents a new conception of wholes as ‘Unities’, and demonstrates the advantages of this new conception in treating a variety of metaphysical puzzles (such as that of Tibbles the cat). More generally he suggests that conceiving wholes as Unities offers us a new way of understanding the world in non-reductive terms.
In this work, the author formulates a critique of widely accepted mereological assumptions, presents a new conception of wholes as ‘Unities’, and demonstrates the advantages of this new conception in treating a variety of metaphysical puzzles (such as that of Tibbles the cat). More generally he suggests that conceiving wholes as Unities offers us a new way of understanding the world in non-reductive terms.
