Metaphysics

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-64074-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

Metaphysics: An Introduction combines comprehensive coverage of the core elements of metaphysics with contemporary and lively debates within the subject. It provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics, connecting the abstract nature of metaphysics with the real world. Topics covered include:

- Basic logic for metaphysics

- An introduction to ontology

- Abstract objects

- Material objects

- Critiques of metaphysics

- Free will

- Time

- Modality

- Persistence

- Causation

- Social ontology: the metaphysics of race



This outstanding book not only equips the reader with a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of metaphysics but provides a valuable guide to contemporary metaphysics and metaphysicians.

Additional features such as exercises, annotated further reading, a glossary, and a companion website www.routledge.com/cw/ney will help students find their way around this subject and assist teachers in the classroom.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ney, Alyssa

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Preparatory Background: Logic for Metaphysics 1. An Introduction to Ontology 2. Abstract Entities 3. Material Objects 4. Critiques of Metaphysics 5. Time 6. Persistence 7. Modality 8. Causation 9. Free Will 10. The Metaphysics of Race (with Allan Hazlett). Glossary Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alyssa Ney is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California - Davis, USA. She is editor (with David Albert) of The Wave Function: Essays in the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics (2013).