Metaphysics /
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| Author / Creator: | Van Inwagen, Peter. |
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | Philadelphia : Perseus Books Group, c2009. |
| Description: | x, 329 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7248414 |
| Summary: | This essential core text introduces readers to metaphysics. In thoughtful and engaging prose, Peter van Inwagen examines three profound questions: What are the most general features of the world? Why is there a world? And, what is the place of human beings in the world? The third edition includes an entirely new chapter on ontology. The new chapter presents a theory of the nature of being and proceeds to apply this theory to two problems of ontology: the problem of non-existent objects and the problem of universals. Equally valuable as a textbook in a university course or an introduction to metaphysical thinking for the interested layperson, Metaphysics remains a fascinating book for a wide range of readers, from first-time students to the most sophisticated philosophers.</p> <p> Contents </p> <p>1. Introduction</p> <p>Part One: The Way the World Is<br> 2. Individuality<br> 3. Externality<br> 4. Temporality<br> 5. Objectivity</p> <p>Part Two: Why the World Is<br> 6. Necessary Being: The Ontological Argument<br> 7. Necessary Being: The Cosmological Argument</p> <p>Part Three: The Inhabitants of the World<br> 8. What Rational Beings Are There?<br> 9. The Place of Rational Beings in the World: Design and Purpose<br> 10. The Nature of Rational Beings: Dualism and Physicalism<br> 11. The Nature of Rational Beings: Dualism and Personal Identity<br> 12. The Powers of Rational Beings: Freedom of the Will<br> 13. Concluding Meditation<br> 14. Coda: Being</p> |
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| Physical Description: | x, 329 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-318) and index |
| ISBN: | 0813343569 9780813343563 |
