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Metaphysics A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Stephen Mumford
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2012-08-30
Metaphysics A Very Short Introduction written by Stephen Mumford and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Philosophy categories.
Metaphysics is one of the traditional four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is also an area that continues to attract and hold a fascination for many people yet it is associated with being complex and abstract. For some it is associated with the mystical or religious. For others it is known through the metaphysical poets who talk of love and spirituality. This Very Short Introduction goes right to the heart of the matter, getting to the basic and most important questions of metaphysical thought in order to understand the theory: What are objects? Do colours and shapes have some form of existence? What is it for one thing to cause another rather than just being associated with it? What is possible? Does time pass? By using these questions to initiate thought about the basic issues around substance, properties, changes, causes, possibilities, time, personal identity, nothingness and emergentism, Stephen Mumford provides a clear and simple path through this analytical tradition at the core of philosophical thought. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Introduction To Metaphysics
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Author : Jean Grondin
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012-01-31
Introduction To Metaphysics written by Jean Grondin and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-31 with Philosophy categories.
Jean Grondin completes the first history of metaphysics and respects both the analytical and the Continental schools while transcending the theoretical limitations of each. He reviews seminal texts by Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Augustine. He follows the theological turn in the metaphysical thought of Avicenna, Anselm, Aquinas, and Duns Scotus, and he revisits Descartes and the cogito; Spinoza and Leibniz's rationalist approaches; Kant's reclaiming of the metaphysical tradition; and post-Kantian practice up to Hegel. He engages with twentieth century innovations that upended the discipline, particularly Heidegger's revival of the question of Being and the rediscovery of the metaphysics of existence by Sartre and the Existentialists, language by Gadamer and Derrida, and transcendence by Levinas. Metaphysics is often dismissed as a form or epoch of philosophy that must be overcome, yet by promoting a full understanding of its platform and processes, Grondin reveals its cogent approach to reality and foundational influence on modern philosophy and science. By restoring the value of metaphysics for contemporary audiences, Grondin showcases the rich currents and countercurrents of metaphysical thought and its future possibilities.
Metaphysics
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Author : Robert C. Koons
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-01-20
Metaphysics written by Robert C. Koons and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with Philosophy categories.
Metaphysics: The Fundamentals presents readers with a systematic, comprehensive introductory overview of modern analytic metaphysics. Presents an accessible, up-to-date and broad-ranging survey of one of the most dynamic and often daunting sub-fields in contemporary philosophy Introduces readers to the seminal works of contemporary and historic philosophers, including Descartes, Leibniz, Russell, David Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, Kit Fine, Peter van Inwagen, John Hawthorne and many others Explores key questions while identifying important assumptions, axioms, and methodological principles Addresses topics in ontology, modality, causality, and universals; as well as issues surrounding material composition, persistence, space, and time
The Fundamental Concepts Of Metaphysics
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Author : Martin Heidegger
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1995
The Fundamental Concepts Of Metaphysics written by Martin Heidegger and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Philosophy categories.
This book, the text of Martin Heidegger's lecture course of 1929/30, is crucial for an understanding of Heidegger's transition from the major work of his early years, Being and Time, to his later preoccupations with language, truth, and history. First published in German in 1983 as volume 29/30 of Heidegger's collected works, The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics presents an extended treatment of the history of metaphysics and an elaboration of a philosophy of life and nature. Heidegger's concepts of organism, animal behavior, and environment are uniquely developed and defined with intensity. Of major interest is Heidegger's brilliant phenomenological description of the mood of boredome, which he describes as a "fundamental attunement" of modern times.
Metaphysics
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Author : Theodor W. Adorno
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2002-10-01
Metaphysics written by Theodor W. Adorno and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-01 with Philosophy categories.
This volume makes available in English for the first time the famed lectures on metaphysics by one of the founders of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. It provides a unique introduction not only to metaphysics but also to Adorno's own intellectual standpoint.
Metaphysics
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Author : Borden Parker Bowne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Metaphysics written by Borden Parker Bowne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Metaphysics categories.
Metaphysics
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Author : Jonathan Tallant
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-21
Metaphysics written by Jonathan Tallant and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with Philosophy categories.
If the sentence 'my cat is on the mat' is true how does it get to be true? Sentences are made true by what exists. But what about claims such as 'There were dinosaurs?' and '2+2=4'. How do they get to be true? Metaphysics: An Introduction uses the idea of truth and the quest for truth-makers to unravel philosophical problems in contemporary metaphysics. From the nature of properties and time to causation and objects, truth becomes a guiding theme to understanding metaphysical concepts and debates. In response to feedback from students and instructors, the Second Edition has been updated with new material in a range of chapters, including discussions of recent research concerning the nature of physical objects, time and modality. Recommended readings have been revised to ensure an improved gender balance while explanations and ideas are easier to follow. Together with a glossary and discussion questions, each chapter concludes with a series of mind maps to help visualise the logical space being explored and how the arguments push in different directions. Metaphysics: An Introduction is suitable for anyone studying metaphysical problems for the first time.
Aristotle S Metaphysics Lambda
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Author : Michael Frede
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000
Aristotle S Metaphysics Lambda written by Michael Frede and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Philosophy categories.
A distinguished group of scholars of ancient philosophy here presents a systematic study of the twelfth book of Aristotle's Metaphysics. Lambda, which can be regarded as a self-standing treatise on substance, has been attracting particular attention in recent years, and was chosen as the focusof the fourteenth Symposium Aristotelicum, from which this volume derives. At the Symposium, each of Lambda's ten chapters was taken in turn as the subject of a session at which a specially written paper was read to and discussed by the assembled symposiasts. (The ninth chapter commanded twosessions by dint of its particular difficulty.) The papers have been revised in the light of discussion, and are now offered to a wider audience as a discursive commentary on points of particular philosophical interest covering all of Lambda. Michael Frede's extensive Introduction aims to give abroader view of Lambda as a whole and the problems it raises, and thus to provide the context for the discussion of each of the chapters. This volume will be a resource of great value and interest for anyone working on ancient metaphysics and theology.
Discourse On Metaphysics And Other Essays
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Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Discourse On Metaphysics And Other Essays written by Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays contains complete translations of the two essays that constitute the best introductions to Leibniz's complex thought: Discourse on Metaphysics of 1686 and Monadology of 1714. These are supplemented with two essays of special interest to the student of modern philosophy, On the Ultimate Origination of Things of 1697 and the Preface to his New Essays of 1703-1705. The translations are taken from Leibniz, Philosophical Essays, edited and translated by Roger Ariew and Daniel Garber (Hackett, 1989).
Naive Metaphysics
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Author : Geoffrey V. Klempner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Naive Metaphysics written by Geoffrey V. Klempner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Metaphysics categories.
Written as an attempt to make introductory metaphysics accessible and intelligible to an audience of complete beginners, Klempner's book was developed as text for a year-long course of philosophy evening classes at an adult education center. Thus it reads rather more personably and informally than most introductory-level texts. Rather than surveying the works of important philosophers, the book examines 18 basic metaphysical problems using clear, straightforward language and real-life issues and examples, with reference to applicable theorists. Lacks an index. Distributed by Ashgate. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR