Objects and Persons |
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| Author:
| Merricks, Trenton |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-926631-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $72.00 |
Book Description:
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Objects and Persons presents an original theory about what kinds of things exist. Trenton Merricks argues that there are no non-living inanimate macrophysical objects -- no statues or rocks or chairs or stars -- because they would have no causal role over and above the causal role of their microphysical parts. Humans do exist: we have non-redundant causal powers. Along the way, Merricks has interesting things to say about mental causation, free will, andvarious philosophical puzzles....
More DescriptionObjects and Persons presents an original theory about what kinds of things exist. Trenton Merricks argues that there are no non-living inanimate macrophysical objects -- no statues or rocks or chairs or stars -- because they would have no causal role over and above the causal role of their microphysical parts. Humans do exist: we have non-redundant causal powers. Along the way, Merricks has interesting things to say about mental causation, free will, andvarious philosophical puzzles. Anyone working in metaphysics will enjoy this lucid and provocative book.