Individuation in Scholasticism

Individuation in ScholasticismThe definitive exploration of how medieval and early modern thinkers answered philosophy's most fundamental question: what makes an individual truly individual? What makes an individual this particular being rather than another? This deceptively simple questionknown as the problem of individuationstood at the heart of medieval metaphysics and shaped the trajectory of Western philosophy. Individuation in Scholasticism, edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia,

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The topics addressed in these ten essays also provide grounds of another kind to assess the foci of contemporary Gower studies

But within the last decade a near-consensus has emerged among philosophers that the theory of evolution by natural selection provides the framework for a wholly naturalist analysis of the concept of function in biology

This publication provides the archaeological and historical background

It features chapters by indigenous knowledge custodians

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What emerges is a fascinating story

This collection of original essays

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each written by an expert in the field

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