Metaphysical Grounding: Understanding the Structure of Reality - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1107022894 ISBN 13: 9781107022898

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Riassunto

Some of the most eminent and enduring philosophical questions concern matters of priority: what is prior to what? What 'grounds' what? Is, for instance, matter prior to mind? Recently, a vivid debate has arisen about how such questions have to be understood. Can the relevant notion or notions of priority be spelled out? And how do they relate to other metaphysical notions, such as modality, truth-making or essence? This volume of new essays, by leading figures in contemporary metaphysics, is the first to address and investigate the metaphysical idea that certain facts are grounded in other facts. An introduction introduces and surveys the debate, examining its history as well as its central systematic aspects. The volume will be of wide interest to students and scholars of metaphysics.

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'... an impressive achievement, contains penetrating insight, is clearly written, and carefully argued.' George Lăzăroiu, Review of Contemporary Philosophy

Descrizione del libro:

This anthology systematically investigates philosophical ideas about priority, and comprises original contributions on particular questions about priority and an introduction which provides a broader survey of the debate, addressing its history as well as its central systematic aspects. Of interest to students and scholars of metaphysics.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107022894
• ISBN 13: 9781107022898
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Redattore: Correia Fabrice, Schnieder Benjamin