The Double Lives of Objects

The Double Lives of Objects
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780199683017
ISBN-13 : 0199683018
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Book Synopsis The Double Lives of Objects by : Thomas Sattig

Download or read book The Double Lives of Objects written by Thomas Sattig and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Sattig develops a novel philosophical picture of ordinary objects such as persons, tables, and trees. He carves a middle way between classical mereology and Aristotelian hylomorphism, and argues that objects lead double lives. They are compounds of matter and form, and each object's matter and form have different qualitative profiles.


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