Metaphysics

Informationen zum Autor Anthony O'Hear is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckinghamshire, Director of The Royal Institute of Philosophy and Editor of the journal Philosophy. Klappentext This volume is based on the lectures given at The Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual lecture series for 2016-7. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Laws for metaphysical explanation Jonathan Schaffer; 2. Irrealism about grounding Naomi Thompson; 3. Against conservatism in metaphysics Maegan Fairchild and John Hawthorne; 4. Cardinals, ordinals and the prospects for a Fregean foundation Eric Snyder, Stewart Shapiro and Richard Samuels; 5. The basis of necessity and possibility Bob Hale; 6. Changing metaphysics: what difference does it make? Amie L. Thomasson; 7. Lady parts: the metaphysics of pregnancy Elselijn Kingma; 8. Spaces of possibility Timothy Williamson; 9. Wittgenstein on solipsism in the 1930s: private pains, private languages, and two uses of 'I' Tim Button; 10. What is a social practice Sally Haslanger; 11. Almost identical, almost innocent Katherine Hawley; 12. Compatibilism, indeterminism, and chance Penelope Mackie; 13. Quantifier variance dissolved Suki Finn and Otávio Bueno; 14. Essence and mere necessity Jessica Leech; 15. Towards a hylomorphic solution to the grounding problem Kathrin Koslicki; 16. Metaphysical optimism Penelope Rush.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony O'Hear, Anthony (Royal Institute of Philosophy O''''hear
• Assisted by: Anthony O'Hear (Editor), O'Hear Anthony (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781108740623
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74062-3
• No. of pages: 404
• Series: Royal Institute of Philosophy; Royal Institute of Philosophy; Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy