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Locke on Essence and Identity (Philosophical Studies Series (98)) by Christopher Hughes Conn is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This book is a study of John Locke's metaphysics of organisms and persons, with particular emphasis on his theory of identity through time and his conventionalism with respect to kinds and essences. After presenting three arguments for thinking that the organisms and persons in Locke's ontology have both spatial and temporal extent, the author argues that on a four-dimensional ontology there is no contradiction between Locke's theory of identity and his rejection of essentialism.
Who reads Locke on Essence and Identity (Philosophical Studies Series (98))?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Christopher Hughes Conn
- Publisher
- Springer Netherland
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781402016707
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, History
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