Why tropes cannot be metaphysically simple /

A popular concept in contemporary metaphysics is that of metaphysical simplicity - the idea that an existent can have no parts. One reason for this is that the notion of a simple is crucial to discussions of the composition of single objects. Simples, if real, are the basic units that, when combined...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Hellwig, Heinrik Ziehm, 1982-
Other Authors:	Menzel, C. M. (Christopher M.) (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2008]
Subjects:	Major philosophy. simple trope
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy