An Introduction to Metaphysics - Softcover

Jack S. Crumley II (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554813751 ISBN 13: 9781554813759

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2022

Synopsis

An Introduction to Metaphysics offers an engrossing survey of central metaphysical topics, including truth, universals, the nature of mind, personal identity, free will, time, and the existence of God. The book is pitched at an intermediate undergraduate level and is suitable for students without background knowledge in these areas. Topically organized, it examines a variety of historical and contemporary positions relevant to each of the included themes. Memorable and amusing drawings by Gillian Wilson are interspersed throughout the text to illustrate concepts and examples.

About this title

About the Author

Jack S. Crumley II is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego and author of An Introduction to Epistemology and Introducing Philosophy: Knowledge & Reality (Broadview), as well as A Brief Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind (Rowman & Littlefield).

From the Back Cover

An Introduction to Metaphysics offers an engrossing survey of central metaphysical topics, including truth, universals, the nature of mind, personal identity, free will, time, and the existence of God. The book is pitched at an intermediate undergraduate level and is suitable for students without background knowledge in these areas. Topically organized, it examines a variety of historical and contemporary positions relevant to each of the included themes. Memorable and amusing drawings by Gillian Wilson are interspersed throughout the text to illustrate concepts and examples.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554813751
• ISBN 13: 9781554813759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376