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Fragmentation of Being

By Kris Mcdaniel

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Fragmentation of Being

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The Fragmentation of Being offers answers to some of the most fundamental questions in ontology. There are many kinds of beings but are there also many kinds of being? The world contains a variety of objects, each of which, let us provisionally assume, exists, but do some objects exist in different ways? Do some objects enjoy more being or existence than other objects? Are there different ways in which one object might enjoy more being than another? Most contemporary metaphysicians would answer "no" to each of these questions. So widespread is this consensus that the questions this book addressed are rarely even raised let alone explicitly answered. But Kris McDaniel carefully examines a wide range of reasons for answering each of these questions with a "yes". In doing so, he connects these questions with many important metaphysical topics, including substance and accident, time and persistence, the nature of ontological categories, possibility and necessity, presence and absence, persons and value, ground and consequence, and essence and accident. In addition to discussing contemporary problems and theories, McDaniel also discusses the ontological views of many important figures in the history of philosophy, including Aquinas, Aristotle, Descartes, Heidegger, Husserl, Kant, Leibniz, Meinong, and many more.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
334
Release Date:
2019-11-19
Publication Date:
2019-11-19
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198848080
ISBN13:
9780198848080
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
509 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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