Unity and time in metaphysics / herausgegeben von [= edited by] Ludger Honnefelder, Edmund Runggaldier, Benedikt Schick.

Previously presented at an international conference entitled, "Unity and time as problem in metaphysics: persistence and individuality," held in Berlin from Sept. 26-28, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.

The contributions to this collection deal with the fundamental problem of unity, which plays a decisive role in many contemporary debates (even when this role is not acknowledged). Questions like whether there can be unities that persist through time - e.g. persons who remain the same throughout their lives - are discussed from various perspectives. Is such an idea possible at all, and if so, what role do concepts like force, capacity, and disposition play in this context?

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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- IDENTITY ACROSS TIME: A DEFENSE OF THREE-DIMENSIONALISM -- UNITY AND CONSTITUTION OF SOCIAL ENTITIES -- THE NON-PHYSICALNESS OF MATERIAL OBJECTS -- SERIOUS ENDURANTISM AND THE STRONG UNITY OF HUMAN PERSONS -- WHY PARTHOOD MIGHT BE A FOUR-PLACE RELATION, AND HOW IT BEHAVES IF IT IS -- AN ALTERNATIVE TO ENDURANTISM AND PERDURANTISM: DOING WITHOUT OCCUPANTS -- THE BEGINNINGS OF GREEK ONTOLOGY AND THE QUESTION OF TEMPORAL BEING -- NEW IDEAS ON SUBJECT AND IDENTITY IN MEDIEVAL LOGIC -- TIME AND EXISTENCE -- AGAINST CONVENTIONALISM: POWERS AND FUNCTIONS -- POWERS AND PERSISTENCE -- NATURAL INDIVIDUALS AND INTRINSIC PROPERTIES -- Backmatter.

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