Absence and Nothing - The Philosophy of What There Is Not

This book argues that nothing is not and explains how we can meaningfully speak about what is not.

List of contents

• Preface


• 1: Soft Parmenideanism


• 2: Negative Properties


• 3: Nonentities


• 4: Causation by Absence


• 5: Mere Possibilities


• 7: Perception of Absence


• 8: Empty Reference


• 9: Negative Truth


• 10: Negation and Denial


• 11: Negative Belief

About the author

Stephen Mumford is Professor of Metaphysics at the Department of Philosophy, Durham University. He was previously at the University of Nottingham where he was Head of Philosophy, Head of the School of Humanities, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He has written many papers and books in metaphysics, including a number of more popular works intended for a non-specialist audience including articles in Times Higher Education magazine, encyclopaedias, and magazines. His most famous book is Dispositions (Oxford, 1998) but he also authored Laws in Nature (Routledge, 2004), Getting Causes from Powers (with Rani Lill Anjum, Oxford, 2011) and Watching Sport: Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotions (Routledge, 2011). He is a frequent public speaker at both academic conferences and more popular events and has delivered talks in around 30 countries.

Summary

This book argues that nothing is not and explains how we can meaningfully speak about what is not.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Mumford, Stephen (Professor of Metaphysics Mumford, Mumford Stephen
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780198831532
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883153-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge