Holes and Other Superficialities

This fascinating investigation on the borderlines of metaphysics, everyday geometry, and the theory of perception seeks to answer two basic questions: Do holes really exist? And if so, what are they? Holes are among entities that down-to-earth philosophers would like to expel from their ontological inventory. Casati and Varzi argue in favor of their existence and explore the consequences of this unorthodox approach--odd as these might appear. They examine the ontology of holes, their geometry, their part-whole relations, their identity, their causal role, and the ways we perceive them.

A Bradford Book

Author: Roberto Casati, Achille C. Varzi
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 08/28/1995
Series: Bradford Books
Pages: 264
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780262531337
Revised Edition