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Substance among Other Categories (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy)
Substance among Other Categories - Cambridge Studies in Philosophy Author:Joshua Hoffman, Gary S. Rosenkrantz This book revives a neglected but important topic in philosophy: the nature of substance. The belief that there are individual substances (for example, material objects and persons) is at the core of our common-sense view of the world, yet many metaphysicians deny the very coherence of the concept of substance. The authors develop a novel accoun... more »t of what an individual substance is in terms of independence from other beings.« less