| Contemporary Debates in Metaphysics Contributor(s): Sider, Theodore (Editor), Hawthorne, John (Editor), Zimmerman, Dean W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 140511228X ISBN-13: 9781405112284 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $114.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Is personal identity psychological or physical? Determinism and freedom: are they incompatible? Do abstract entities - universals, propositions, and numbers - really exist? Contemporary Debates in Metaphysics addresses these and many more of the most contentious issues in the field today. An introductory essay on the nature of metaphysics prepares the reader for the text's distinctive format - a series of head-to-head debates by eighteen leading professionals in metaphysics. Squaring off on opposite sides of the issues, they debate nine of the deepest and most puzzling topics in contemporary metaphysics. Contemporary Debates in Metaphysics is an excellent resource for advanced students and professional philosophers alike. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 110 |
| LCCN: 2007019836 |
| Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 7.22" W x 9.71" (1.96 lbs) 416 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In a series of thought-provoking and original essays, eighteen leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debates of nine of the most cutting edge topics in contemporary metaphysics.
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