Real Essentialism
(Part of the Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy Series)
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Real Essentialism presents a comprehensive defence of neo-Aristotelian essentialism. Do objects have essences? Must they be the kinds of things they are in spite of the changes they undergo? Can we know what things are really like - can we define and classify reality? Many, if not most, philosophers doubt this, influenced by centuries of empiricism, and by the anti-essentialism of Wittgenstein, Quine, Popper, and other thinkers. Real Essentialism...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:041587212X
ISBN13:9780415872126
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Routledge
Length:318 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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