Metaphysics
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- Synopsis
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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.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 235 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786744893
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780813343563, 9780198751403, 9781405125864, 9780813349350, 9780813349343, 9781322540825, 9780813390543, 9780521791649, 9780521795487
- Publisher:
- Perseus
- Date of Addition:
- 02/26/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Westview Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Textbooks, Philosophy
- Grade Levels:
- College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.