Introduction; Part 1 Existensional Part-Whole Theory; 1. Concepts
and Principles of Extensional Mereology; 2. Survey of Extensional
Mereology; 3. Problems; 4. Occurrents, Classes, and Masses; Part II
Mereology of Continuants; 5. Temporary Parts and Intermittent
Existence; 6. Superposition, Composition, and Matter; Part III
Essence, Dependence, and Integrity; 7. Essential Parts; 8.
Ontological Dependence; 9. Integral
Wholes; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index.
Peter Simons is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Leeds.
A clear and careful work both in metaphysics and in the history and
logic of mereology....Simons's care and precision and his
sensitivity to fine distinctions are what make the book a
success.
*The Philosophical Review*
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