What is classical mereology?

Journal of Philosophical Logic

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-82

  Hovda, Paul ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boolean algebra; Classical mereology; Fusion; Mereological fusion; Mereological sum; Mereology; Part; Part whole relation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849163637     PISSN: 00223611     EISSN: 15730433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10992-008-9092-4     Document Type: Article

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