Download or read book The Universe As We Find It written by John Heil and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author what it means to be physical, mental, or abstract entity, and how they relate to the concept of reality. His answers are framed in terms of a comprehensive ontology of substances, and properties inspired by Descartes, Locke, their successors, and their latter day exemplars.