Jan Westerhoff: Ontological Categories | Buch

Cover: 9780199285044 | Ontological Categories | Jan Westerhoff | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch

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Beschreibung

The concept of an ontological category is central to metaphysics. Metaphysicians argue about which category of existence an object should be assigned to, whether one category can be reduced to another one, or whether there might be different equally adequate systems of categorization. Answers to these questions presuppose a clear understanding of what precisely an ontological category is, and Jan Westerhoff now provides the first in-depth analysis. After examining a variety of attempted definitions, he proceeds to argue for a new understanding of ontological categories, according to which they are systematizations of our knowledge of the world rather than essential characteristics of the world itself. Metaphysicians will find his work highly stimulating.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1: Sample cases

2: Attempted definitions

3: A world of states of affairs

4: Categories

5: Individuals and properties

6: Philosophical implications

Appendix

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2006
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780199285044
ISBN-10:	0199285047
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Westerhoff, Jan
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press (UK)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Jan Westerhoff
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.01.2006
Gewicht:	0,499 kg