The Metaphysics of Quantities

The Metaphysics of Quantities
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ISBN-10 : 9780198837084
ISBN-13 : 0198837089
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Download or read book The Metaphysics of Quantities written by J. E. Wolff and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are physical quantities, and in particular, what makes them quantitative? This book presents an original answer to this question through the novel position of substantival structuralism, arguing that quantitativeness is an irreducible feature of attributes, and quantitative attributes are best understood as substantival structured spaces.


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