The double lives of objects: an essay in the metaphysics of the ordinary world

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 matt...

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Main Author: Sattig, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2015
Edition:First edition
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary: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
ISBN:9780191798221
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199683017.001.0001

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