Individuals: An essay in revisionary metaphysics

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-67

  Dasgupta, Shamik ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundle theory; Generalism; Holism; Individuals; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 66549096495     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-009-9390-x     Document Type: Article

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