More Kinds of Being
A Further Study of Individuation, Identity, and the Logic of Sortal Terms
Published on 3. November 2009
240 pages
978-1-4443-1505-9 (ISBN)
Description
Taking into account significant developments in the metaphysical thinking of E. J. Lowe over the past 20 years, More Kinds of Being:A Further Study of Individuation, Identity, and the Logic of Sortal Terms presents a thorough reworking and expansion of the 1989 edition of Kinds of Being.
* Brings many of the original ideas and arguments put forth in Kinds of Being thoroughly up to date in light of new developments
* Features a thorough reworking and expansion of the earlier work, rather than just a new edition
* Reflects the author's conversion to what he calls 'the four-category ontology,' a metaphysical system that takes its inspiration from Aristotle
* Provides a unified discussion of individuation and identity that should prove to be essential reading for philosophers working in metaphysics.
Reviews / Votes
"The two issues I have raised only serve to highlight theoriginality of Lowe's work. More Kinds of Beingis aremarkable book. It sets the stage for numerous debates inmetaphysics, philosophical logic, philosophy of language, andphilosophy of mind that are sure to continue much longer thananother two decades." (Mind, 1 January 2013)"Throughout, one finds the usual clarity, thoroughness, andsystematic thinking that are a mark of all of Lowe's ever expandingand remarkable corpus. This book should be in every college anduniversity library." (CHOICE, July 2010) "More Kinds of Being is densely and masterfully argued,written with great clarity, and makes a number of importantoriginal contributions to the field. It is certainly essentialreading for anyone interested in contemporary analyticalmetaphysics. This is a metaphysical study of lasting value andsignificance." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, August 12,2010)More details
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E.J. Lowe (1950-2014) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham. One of the foremost metaphysicians working in philosophy during his time, he was the author of numerous influential articles and books in metaphysics, philosophy of mind and the history of philosophy, including Kinds of Being (Blackwell, 1989) and, more recently, The Four-Category Ontology: A Metaphysical Foundation for Natural Science (2006).
Content
Preface* vii
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
The Varieties of 'Is' 3
Individuals, Kinds, and Realism 4
Semantics, Metaphysics, and Necessity 6
New Developments* 8
2 Sortal Terms and Criteria of Identity 12
3 Individuals, Sorts, and Instantiation 29
4 Number, Unity, and Individuality* 42
5 The Absoluteness of Identity: A Defence 57
Appendix: Some Formal Principles and Arguments 72
6 Identity and Constitution 77
7 Parts and Wholes 92
8 Persons and Their Bodies 104
Matter and Organisms 104
Organisms and Persons 113
Is There a Criterion of Personal Identity? 125
9 Sortal Terms and Natural Laws 141
10 Plural Quantification and Sortal Reference* 164
11 Laws, Dispositions, and Sortal Logic 179
Appendix: An Axiomatic System of Sortal Logic 194
12 What Sorts of Things Are There?* 198
The Syntax and Semantics of Complex Sortal Terms 198
On the Identity of Sorts 212
Bibliography* 217
Index 223
