Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction - Brossura

Loux, Michael

 
9780415401340: Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction

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Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction is aimed at students of metaphysics who have already completed an introductory philosophy course. This third edition of the successful textbook provides a fresh look at key topics in metaphysics and includes two new chapters on time and causation.
Wherever possible, Loux links contemporary views to their classical sources in the history of philosophy. This new edition also keeps the user-friendly format, the chapter overviews summarizing the main topics and examples to clarify difficult concepts.

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Recensione

'Very good...It goes into a lot of detail while always keeping the reader’s eyes on the main issues. The chapters are well-structured and well-written.'  - Tim Crane, Times Higher Education Supplement

'Excellent...It is well written and meets the need for something harder than first year texts. Students and teachers will like it.'Frank Jackson, Australian National University

Contenuti

Introduction  1. The Problem of Universals.  Metaphysical Realism  2. The Problem of Universals.   Nominalism  3. Concrete Particulars.  Substrata, Bundles and Substances  4. Propositions and their Neighbours  5. The Necessary and the Possible  6. Causation  7. The Nature of Time  8. Concrete Particulars 2: Persistence through Time  9. The Challenge of Anti-Realism  Bibliography  Index 

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9780415401333: Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  041540133X ISBN 13:  9780415401333
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2006
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