Metaphysics: Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on major themes in Metaphysics. Chapters appear under the headings: Universals, Particulars, Modality and Possible Worlds, Causation, Time and Realism and Anti-realism. The book is highlyaccessible and user-friendly and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject. Ideal for the philosophy student, this reader will prove essential reading for any metaphysics course.
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Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction, Second Edition is aimed at students of metaphysics who have already completed an introductory philosophy course. In this fully revised and updated version of the highly successful first edition, Michael Loux provides a fresh look at the central topics in metaphysics making this essential reading for any student of the subject. The new edition includes, a new user-friendly format, chapter overviews and examples to clarify difficult concepts. Wherever possible, Michael Loux relates contemporary views to their classical sources in the history of philosophy. As an experienced teacher of philosophy and an important contributor to recent debates, Loux is uniquely qualified to write a book of this kind.
Michael J. Loux is the George Schuster Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame University, Indiana. He is author of the forthcoming Metaphysics: Contemporary Readings, designed to accompany this textbook and also published by Routledge. His book Substance and Attribute (1978) is one of the major metaphysics books of recent years.
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