Abstract Objects

David Liggins

ISBN 10: 1009241400 / ISBN 13: 9781009241403

Editore: Cambridge University Press Feb 2024, 2024

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Neuware - Philosophers often debate the existence of such things as numbers and propositions, and say that if these objects exist, they are abstract. But what does it mean to call something 'abstract' And do we have good reason to believe in the existence of abstract objects This Element addresses those questions, putting newcomers to these debates in a position to understand what they concern and what are the most influential considerations at work in this area of metaphysics. It also provides advice on which lines of discussion promise to be the most fruitful. Codice articolo 9781009241403

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Titolo: Abstract Objects

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press Feb 2024

Data di pubblicazione: 2024

Legatura: Taschenbuch

Condizione: Neu

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Philosophers often debate the existence of such things as numbers and propositions, and say that if these objects exist, they are abstract. But what does it mean to call something 'abstract'? And do we have good reason to believe in the existence of abstract objects? This Element addresses those questions, putting newcomers to these debates in a position to understand what they concern and what are the most influential considerations at work in this area of metaphysics. It also provides advice on which lines of discussion promise to be the most fruitful.