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Nothing: A User's Manual.
- Source :
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Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism . 2006, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p3-16. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The author reflects on the oscillation between the physical sense and metaphysical sense of nothing. It is claimed that the metaphysical approach to natural world is exemplified in the novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. The difference of corporeal bodies from incorporeal entities are provided. Vacuum and ether are the two most prominent physical concepts that best represented nothing as a corporeal body.
- Subjects :
- *NOTHING (Philosophy)
*METAPHYSICS
*VACUUM
*ETHER (Anesthetic)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00492426
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22168611
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/sub.2006.0035