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Oxford University Press Objects and Persons

Name: Objects and Persons
Brand: Oxford University Press

Metaphysics

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With ontology motivated largely by causal considerations, this lucid and provocative work focuses on the idea that physical objects are causally non-redundant. Merricks "eliminates" inanimate composite macrophysical objects on the grounds that they would--if they existed--be at best completely causally redundant. He defends human existence by arguing, from certain facts about mental causation, that we cause things that are not determined by our proper parts. He also provides insight into a variety of philosophical puzzles, while addressing many significant issues like free will, the "reduction" of a composite object to its parts, and the ways in which identity over time can "for practical purposes" be a matter of convention. Anyone working in metaphysics will enjoy this book immensely.

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Brand: Oxford University Press
Format: paperback
ASIN: 019926631X
Category: Books > Subjects > Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Metaphysics
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 11 December 2003
Listed Since: 06 February 2007

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