Foundations of the Theory of Parthood: A Study of Mereology by Andrzej Pietruszczak
Original polish publication Podstawy teorii czesci by The Nicolaus Copernicus University Press
Pietruszczaks new book covers all vital theories within mereology . A number of theories have been presented for the first time. It is especially worth mentioning that Andrzej Grzegorczyks mereological theories have been analysed, elaborated and significantly improved by Pietruszczak. (Marcin Tkaczyk, Studia Logica, Vol. 109, 2021)
Each chapter of the book is structured in a similar way and contains the basic definitions, facts and necessary discussion regarding the key notions, accompanied with new ideas and a wide reference list, followed by the authors clear and approachable style. (Branislav Boricic, zbMATH 1461.03003, 2021)
Foreword.- Chapter I. Introduction.- Chapter II. Existentially neutral theories of parthood.- Chapter III. Theories of parthood with sum existence axioms.- Chapter IV. Theories of parthood without transitivity.- Appendix A. Logic and set theory.- Appendix B. Algebra.