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The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics
Richard M. Gale (Ed.)
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Description for The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics
Paperback. This guide is an introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers who examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism. Editor(s): Gale, Richard M. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics is a definitive introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers who demonstrate how metaphysics is done as they examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism. Although metaphysics has been under attack for a long time now, and from a variety of quarters in philosophy, the essays in this volume demonstrate that there is a wide range of important questions which cannot be productively addressed without coming to terms with its questions and commitments. This book engages both general readers and specialists and provides a ... Read more
The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics is a definitive introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers who demonstrate how metaphysics is done as they examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism. Although metaphysics has been under attack for a long time now, and from a variety of quarters in philosophy, the essays in this volume demonstrate that there is a wide range of important questions which cannot be productively addressed without coming to terms with its questions and commitments. This book engages both general readers and specialists and provides a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Blackwell Philosophy Guides
Condition
New
Weight
618g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631221210
SKU
V9780631221210
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About Richard M. Gale (Ed.)
Richard Gale is Professor of Philosophy and fellow of the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of The Language of Time (1968), Negation and Non-Being (1976), On the Nature and Existence of God (1991), The Divided Self of William James (1999), and the editor of The Philosophy of Time (1967). He is ... Read more
Reviews for The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics
If you want to find out what's going on at the leading edge of current metaphysics, there is no better place to look than this volume of new essays by some of the most original and productive minds now working in this field. The topics they discuss range far and wide, encompassing many central issues of metaphysics such as causation, ... Read more