What is the relation between a whole and its parts? Is a whole identical to its parts, or is there some other relation of composition? These questions are much

This volume is the first systematic and thorough attempt to investigate the relation and the possible applications of mereology to contemporary science. It gath

The Odd Universe Argument aims to show that from four intuitive assumptions about parts and wholes, we can conclude a priori that there is an odd number of thin

This book develops a unified account of expressions involving the notions of "part" and "whole " in which principles of the individuation of part structures pla

This volume offers a fresh exploration of the parts–whole relations within a power and among powers. While the metaphysics of powers has been extensively exam