Metaphysics |
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| Author:
| Van Inwagen, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-0635-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1993 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
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?In
Metaphysics , van Inwagen surveys the classical answers to these questions and provides examples of how to think about them more clearly and deeply. He introduces readers to most of the perennial topics of metaphysics, including appearance and reality, identity and individuation, objectivity, necessary existence, mind and body,...
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?In Metaphysics , van Inwagen surveys the classical answers to these questions and provides examples of how to think about them more clearly and deeply. He introduces readers to 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.