Mereology and the Sciences Parts and Wholes in the Contemporary Scie
This volume is the first systematic and thorough attempt to investigate the relation and the possible applications of mereology to contemporary science. It gathers contributions from leading scholars in the field and covers a wide range of scientifi
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Claudio Calosi Pierluigi Graziani Editors
Mereology and the Sciences Parts and Wholes in the Contemporary Scientific Context
Mereology and the Sciences
SYNTHESE LIBRARY
STUDIES IN EPISTEMOLOGY, LOGIC, METHODOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Editor-in-Chief LUCIANO FLORIDI, University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, United Kingdom
Editors THEO A.F. KUIPERS, University of Groningen Fac. Philosophy, The Netherlands TEDDY SEIDENFELD, Carnegie Mellon University Dept. Philosophy, USA PATRICK SUPPES, Stanford University Ctr. Study of Language & Information, USA JAN WOLEÑSKI, Jagiellonian University of Kraków Institute of Philosophy, Poland DIRK VAN DALEN, Utrecht University Department of Philosophy, The Netherlands
VOLUME 371 For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/6607
Claudio Calosi
Pierluigi Graziani
Editors
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Editors Claudio Calosi Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations University of Urbino Urbino Italy
Pierluigi Graziani Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations University of Urbino Urbino Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-05355-4 ISBN 978-3-319-05356-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05356-1 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014939928 c Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with
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