Metaphysics |
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| Author:
| Van Inwagen, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-0634-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1993 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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What are the most general features of the world? Why does the world exist? And what is the nature and place of rational beings in the world?Van Inwagen surveys the classical answers to these questions while teaching his readers through example how to think about them more clearly and deeply on their own. By the end of the book, he has introduced most of the perennial topics of metaphysics, including appearance and reality, identity and individuation, objectivity, necessary...
More DescriptionWhat are the most general features of the world? Why does the world exist? And what is the nature and place of rational beings in the world?Van Inwagen surveys the classical answers to these questions while teaching his readers through example how to think about them more clearly and deeply on their own. By the end of the book, he has introduced most of the perennial topics of metaphysics, including appearance and reality, identity and individuation, objectivity, necessary existence, mind and body, teleology, and freedom of the will.