Composition as identity /

Composition is the relation between a whole and its parts - the parts are said to compose the whole; the whole is composed of the parts. But is a whole anything distinct from its parts taken collectively? It is often said that 'a whole is nothing over and above its parts'; but what might w...

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Hauptverfasser:
Cotnoir, A. J., Baxter, Donald L. M.
Weitere Verfasser:
Cotnoir, A. J. (HerausgeberIn), Baxter, Donald L. M. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
Composition is the relation between a whole and its parts - the parts are said to compose the whole; the whole is composed of the parts. But is a whole anything distinct from its parts taken collectively? It is often said that 'a whole is nothing over and above its parts'; but what might we mean by that? Could it be that a single whole just is its many parts? This collection of essays is the first of its kind to focus on the relationship between composition and identity.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 259 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-178164-9
Schlagworte:
Metaphysics.
Whole and parts (Philosophy)
Identity (Philosophical concept)
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