Possibility of Metaphysics - Substance, Identity, and Time

Zusatztext a very rich book ... deserves to be read carefully by anyone interested in any of the many subjects he discusses. Informationen zum Autor E. J. Lowe is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham. Klappentext Lowe argues in this fascinating new study that metaphysics should be restored to centrality in philosophy! as the most fundamental form of inquiry! whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He portrays metaphysics as charting the possibilities of existence! by identifying the categories of being and the relations between them. He then sets out his own metaphysical system! with which he seeks to answer many of the most vexed questions in philosophy. Zusammenfassung Jonathan Lowe argues that metaphysics should be restored to a central position in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He portrays metaphysics as charting the possibilities of existence, by identifying the categories of being and the relations between them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Possibility of Metaphysics 2: Objects and Identity 3: Identity and Unity 4: Time and Persistence 5: Persistence and Substance 6: Substance and Dependence 7: Primitive Substances 8: Categories and Kinds 9: Matter and Form 10: Abstract Entities 11: Facts and the World 12: The Puzzle of Existence Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: E. J. Lowe, E. J. (Professor of Philosophy Lowe, Lowe E. J.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.06.2001
• EAN: 9780199244997
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924499-7
• Pagine: 286
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze umane, tematiche generali; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -