Properties (Paperback)

About the Series: The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university student or the general reader. The editors of each volume contribute an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the questions with which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended as a guide to further reading. About this volume: When we say a certain rose is red, we seem to be attributing a property, redness, to it. But are there really such properties? If so, what are they like, how do we know about them, and how are they related to the objects which have them and the linguistic devices which we use to talk about them? This collection presents these ancient problems in a modern light. In particular, it makes accessible for the first time the most important contributions to the contemporary controversy about the nature of properties. Those new to the subject will find the clearly-written introduction, by two experts in the field, an invaluable guide to the intricacies of this debate. The volume illustrates very well the aims and methods of modern metaphysics and shows how a thorough understanding of the metaphysics of properties is crucial to most of analytic philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Readings in Philosophy
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	April 1997
Editors:	D. H. Mellor (Professor of Philosophy) • Alex Oliver (University Assistant Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Cambridge, and Fellow)
Dimensions:	203 x 136 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-875176-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	0-19-875176-1
Barcode:	9780198751762

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