Essential properties : analysis and extension

This thesis is an attempt to understand the essential properties of concrete objects. The underlying motivation of this investigation is the hope that by understanding essential properties we will be in a better position to construct a satisfactory metaphysical account of the things that populate th...

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Main Author: Wildman, Nathan
Other Authors: MacBride, Fraser ; Ahmed, Arif ; Mellor, D. H.
Published: University of Cambridge 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.541847