The Four-Category Ontology: A Metaphysical Foundation for Natural Science (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199254392)

E. J. Lowe, a prominent figure in contemporary metaphysics, sets out and defends his theory of what there is. His four-category ontology is a metaphysical system which recognizes four fundamental categories of beings: substantial and non-substantial particulars and substantial and non-substantial universals. Lowe argues that this system has an explanatory power which is unrivaled by more parsimonious theories and that this counts decisively in its favor. He shows that it provides a powerful explanatory framework for a unified account of causation, dispositions, natural laws, natural necessity and many other related matters, thus constituting a full metaphysical foundation for natural science.

Author: E. J. Lowe
ISBN-10: 0199254397
ISBN-13: 9780199254392
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2006
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.48w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2006 pg. 126