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Substance

Substance: Its Nature and Existence is one of the first accessible introductions

to the history and contemporary debates surrounding the idea of substance. An

important and often complex issue, substance is at the heart of Western

philosophy. Substances are distinguished from other kinds of entities such as

properties, events, times, and places. This book investigates the very nature and

existence of individual substances, including both living things and inanimate

objects.

Taking as their starting point the major philosophers in the historical debate—

Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, and Hume—Joshua Hoffman and Gary

S.Rosenkrantz move on to a novel analysis of substance in terms of a kind of

independence which insubstantial entities do not possess. The authors explore

causal theories of the unity of the parts of inanimate objects and organisms;

contemporary views about substance; the idea that the only existing physical

substances are inanimate pieces of matter and living organisms, and that

artifacts such as clocks, and natural formations like stars, do not really exist.

Substance: Its Nature and Existence provides students of philosophy and

metaphysics with an introduction to and critical engagement with a key

philosophical issue.

“The authors’ clarity of presentation and lucidity of style enable them to discuss

a wide range of difficult but important metaphysical questions in a way that is

accessible to intermediate and advanced-level undergraduates…. At the same

time they present and defend some highly original ontological claims which are

sure to provoke widespread discussion amongst professional philosophers.”

E.J.Lowe, University of Durham

Joshua Hoffman and Gary S.Rosenkrantz are Professors of Philosophy at

the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. They recently co-authored

Substance Among Other Categories .

The Problems of Philosophy

Founding editor: Ted Honderich

Editors: Tim Crane and Jonathan Wolff, University College London

This series addresses the central problems of philosophy. Each book gives a

fresh account of a particular philosophical theme by offering two perspectives

on the subject: the historical context and author’s own distinctive and original

contribution.

The books are written to be accessible to students of philosophy and

related disciplines, while taking the debate to a new level.

DEMOCRACY

Ross Harrison

THE EXISTENCE OF THE

WORLD

Reinhardt Grossman

NAMING AND REFERENCE

R.J.Nelson

EXPLAINING EXPLANATION

David-Hillel Ruben

IF P. THEN Q

David H.Sanford

SCEPTICISM

Christopher Hookway

HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS

Alastair Hannay

THE IMPLICATIONS OF

DETERMINISM

Roy Weatherford

THE INFINITE

A.W.Moore

KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF

Frederic F.Schmitt

KNOWLEDGE OF THE

EXTERNAL WORLD

Bruce Aune

MORAL KNOWLEDGE

Alan Goldman

MIND-BODY IDENTITY

THEORIES

Cynthia Macdonald

THE NATURE OF ART

A.L.Cothey

PERSONAL IDENTITY

Harold W.Noonan

POLITICAL FREEDOM

George G.Brenkert

THE RATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

OF ETHICS

T.L.S.Sprigge

PRACTICAL REASONING

Robert Audi

RATIONALITY

Harold I.Brown

THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE

J.M.Moravcsik

THE WEAKNESS OF THE WILL

Justine Gosling

VAGUENESS

Timothy Williamson

PERCEPTION

Howard Robinson

THE NATURE OF GOD

Gerard Hughes

THE MIND AND ITS WORLD

Gregory McCulloch

UTILITARIANISM

Geoffrey Scarre

SUBSTANCE

Joshua Hoffman &

Gary S.Rosenkrantz

Substance

Its nature and existence

Joshua Hoffman and

Gary S.Rosenkrantz

London and New York

First published 1997

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003.

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by

any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known

or hereafter invented, including photocopying and

recording, or in any information storage or retrieval

system, without permission in writing from the

publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the

British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Substance: Its nature and existence/Joshua Hoffman and

Gary S.Rosenkrantz.

p. cm.—(The problems of philosophy)

Includes bibliographical references

1. Substance (Philosophy) I. Hoffman, Joshua and

Rosenkrantz, Gary S. II. Title. III. Series: Problems of

philosophy (Routledge (Firm))

BD331.H573 1996

111'.1–dc20

ISBN 0-203-05006-1 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-16126-2 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0-415-11250-8(hbk)

ISBN 0-415-14032-3(pbk)

96–15069

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