The Existence of the World

An Introduction to Ontology

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Reinhardt Grossman ISBN: 9780429514180
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 6, 2019
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Reinhardt Grossman
ISBN: 9780429514180
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 6, 2019
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Originally published in 1992. The history of Western philosophy can be seen as a battle between those that insist that the "physical universe" exists and those would claim that there is a much larger "world" which contains atemporal and nonspatial things as well. The central part of this book, and the battle, concerns the existence of universals. Starting with the mediaeval definition of the issue found in Porphry and Boethius, the author then considers modern and contemporary versions of the battle. He concludes that what is at stake between naturalists and ontologists is the existence and nature of a number of important categories, like structures, relations, sets, numbers and so on.

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Originally published in 1992. The history of Western philosophy can be seen as a battle between those that insist that the "physical universe" exists and those would claim that there is a much larger "world" which contains atemporal and nonspatial things as well. The central part of this book, and the battle, concerns the existence of universals. Starting with the mediaeval definition of the issue found in Porphry and Boethius, the author then considers modern and contemporary versions of the battle. He concludes that what is at stake between naturalists and ontologists is the existence and nature of a number of important categories, like structures, relations, sets, numbers and so on.

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