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The Metaphysics of Quantities

The Metaphysics of Quantities

The Metaphysics of Quantities Hardback - 2020

by J. E. Wolff

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Hardback. New. 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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  • Title The Metaphysics of Quantities
  • Author J. E. Wolff
  • Binding Hardback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 226
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • Publication date 2020-06-29
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780198837084
  • ISBN 9780198837084 / 0198837089
  • Weight 1.23 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 in (23.62 x 16.00 x 2.29 cm)
  • Category Philosophy
  • Quantity available 10

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What are physical quantities, and in particular, what makes them quantitative?

This book articulates and defends an original answer to this important, insufficiently understood question through the novel position of substantival structuralism. This position argues that quantitativeness is an irreducible feature of attributes, and quantitative attributes are best understood as substantival structured spaces. The book first explores what it means for an attribute to be quantitative, and what metaphysical implications a commitment to quantitative attributes has. It then sets the stage to address the metaphysical and ontological consequences of the existence of quantitative attributes.

About the author

J. E. Wolff, Senior Lecturer in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Sciences, University of Edinburgh

Jo E. Wolff is Senior Lecturer in Metaphysics and Philosophy of Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Wolff earned a PhD in philosophy from Stanford University and held appointments at the University of Hong Kong and King's College London before joining the department at Edinburgh in 2019.

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