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Download or Read eBook The Metaphysics of Quantities PDF written by J. E. Wolff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Metaphysics of Quantities
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9780192573933
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Book Synopsis The Metaphysics of Quantities by : J. E. Wolff

Book excerpt: What are physical quantities, and in particular, what makes them quantitative? This book articulates and defends an original answer to this important, insufficiently understood question through the novel position of substantival structuralism. This position argues that quantitativeness is an irreducible feature of attributes, and quantitative attributes are best understood as substantival structured spaces. The book first explores what it means for an attribute to be quantitative, and what metaphysical implications a commitment to quantitative attributes has. It then sets the stage to address the metaphysical and ontological consequences of the existence of quantitative attributes.


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