Existence: Essays in Ontology - Rilegato

Inwagen, Peter Van

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ISBN 10: 1107047129 ISBN 13: 9781107047129

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

The problem of the nature of being was central to ancient and medieval philosophy, and continues to be relevant today. In this collection of thirteen recent essays, Peter van Inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a wide variety of problems in ontology and meta-ontology. Topics discussed include the nature of being, the meaning of the existential quantifier, ontological commitment, recent attacks on metaphysics and ontology, the concept of ontological structure, fictional entities, mereological sums, and the ontology of mental states. Van Inwagen adopts a generally 'Quinean' position in meta-ontology, yet reaches ontological conclusions very different from Quine's. The volume includes two previously unpublished essays, one of which is an introductory essay where van Inwagen explains his conception of the relation between the language of 'the ordinary business of life' and that of 'the ontology room'. The volume will be an important collection for students and scholars of metaphysics.

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Descrizione del libro:

The problem of the nature of being was central to ancient Greek and medieval philosophy, and here Peter van Inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a variety of ontological problems. The collection, which brings together published essays and new material, will be of great interest to metaphysics scholars.

L'autore:

Peter van Inwagen is the John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His most recent publications include Ontology, Identity, and Modality (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and The Problem of Evil (2006).

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107047129
• ISBN 13: 9781107047129
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 267