Lebewesen versus Dinge: Eine metaphysische Studie

Marianne Schark

Published by De Gruyter 2005

Lebewesen versus Dinge

Eine metaphysische Studie

Marianne Schark

In the series Ideen & Argumente

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110926194

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The notion of a living being is one of the basic concepts of our everyday ontology. Biology may be the science of living beings, but it is not the science of what it is to be a living being. Answering this question is the business of metaphysics. The author undertakes a thorough study of the ontological status of living beings. She opposes the Cartesian idea of living beings as bodies, arguing instead for a view which is based on the Aristotelian concept of substance. For this she first defends the general category of continuants (enduring entities) against objections of process-ontologists. She then goes on to show why living beings cannot be categorized as things, but form a separate category of continuants.

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Marianne Schark ist Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik, Bonn.

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I. Einleitung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Die Kategorie der Kontinuanten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
III. Lebewesen: Eine Kategorie sui generis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
IV. Zur Individuation und Persistenz lebloser Kontinuanten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
V. Zur Persistenz und Natur von Lebewesen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
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Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 324
Keywords: Metaphysik; Epistemologie; Philosophie; Erkenntnistheorie

eBook

Published: February 14, 2012
ISBN: 9783110926194

Hardcover

Published: October 17, 2005
ISBN: 9783110185409