Phenomenological Reviews

Book

142094

Mereology

a philosophical introduction

Giorgio Lando

Abstract

Parthood and composition are everywhere. The leg of a table is part of the table, the word "Christmas" is part of the sentence "I wish you a merry Christmas", the 13th century is part of the Middle Ages. The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg compose Benelux, the body of a deer is composed of a huge number of cells, the Middle Ages are composed of the Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, and Late Middle Ages. Is there really a general theory covering every instance of parthood and composition? Is classical mereology this general theory? Are its seemingly counter-intuitive features serious defects?

Publication details

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Place: London

Year: 2017

Pages: 240

ISBN (hardback): 9781472583666

ISBN (paperback): 9781350094734

ISBN (digital): 9781472583680

Full citation:

Lando Giorgio (2017) Mereology: a philosophical introduction. London, Bloomsbury.