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Metaphysics: An Introduction - Softcover

Ney, Alyssa

 
9780415640756: Metaphysics: An Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 041564075X ISBN 13: 9780415640756
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Metaphysics: An Introduction combines comprehensive coverage of the core elements of metaphysics with contemporary and lively debates within the subject. It provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics, connecting the abstract nature of metaphysics with the real world. Topics covered include:

  • Basic logic for metaphysics

  • An introduction to ontology

  • Abstract objects

  • Material objects

  • Critiques of metaphysics

  • Free will

  • Time

  • Modality

  • Persistence

  • Causation

  • Social ontology: the metaphysics of race

This outstanding book not only equips the reader with a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of metaphysics but provides a valuable guide to contemporary metaphysics and metaphysicians.

Additional features such as exercises, annotated further reading, a glossary, and a companion website www.routledge.com/cw/ney will help students find their way around this subject and assist teachers in the classroom.

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About the Author

Alyssa Ney is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California - Davis, USA. She is editor (with David Albert) of The Wave Function: Essays in the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics (2013).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
041564075X
ISBN 13 
9780415640756
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
328