{"product_id":"the-four-category-ontology-e-j-lowe-9780199254392","title":"The Four-Category Ontology: A Metaphysical Foundation for Natural Science","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. J. Lowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199254397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199254392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarendon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.48w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 126","brand":"E. J. Lowe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054451093759,"sku":"9780199254392","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_604dc6b9-7a21-400e-8817-c2d5c3ed5e7a.jpg?v=1685030052","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-four-category-ontology-e-j-lowe-9780199254392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}