John Heil

From an Ontological Point of View

Herausgeber: Heil, John

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Is the world hierarchically arranged, incorporating 'levels' of reality? What is the nature of objects and properties? What does 'realism' about ordinary objects or states of mind demand? When an assertion is true, what makes it true? Are natural properties best regarded as qualities or powers or some combination of these? What are colours? What explains the 'projective' character of intentionality? What is the nature of consciousness, and what relation do conscious experiences bear to material states and processes? "From an Ontological Point of View" endeavors to provide answers to such questions through an examination of ground-floor issues in ontology. The result is an account of the fundamental constituents of the world around us, and an application of this account to problems dominating recent work in the philosophy of mind and metaphysics. The book, written in an accessible, non-technical style, is intended for non-specialists.

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From an Ontological Point of View is a highly original and accessible exploration of fundamental questions about what there is. John Heil discusses such issues as whether the world includes levels of reality; the nature of objects and properties; the demands of realism; what makes things true; qualities, powers, and the relation these bear to one another. He advances an account of the fundamental constituents of the world around us, and applies this account to problems that have plagued recent work in the philosophy of mind and metaphysics (color, intentionality, and the nature of consciousness).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9780199286980
• ISBN-10: 0199286981
• Artikelnr.: 22234175

Autorenporträt

John Heil, Washington University in Saint Louis and Monash University, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: Introduction
ONTOLOGY
2: Levels of Reality
3: Predicates and Properties
4: Difficulties for the Levels Conception
5: Abandoning Levels
6: Philosophical Analysis
7: Truth Making
8: Powers
9: Dispositional and Categorical Properties
10: Properties as Pure Powers
11: The Identity Theory
12: Universals
13: Modes
14: Imperfect Similarity
15: Objects
16: Substantial Identity
APPLICATIONS
17: Colour
18: Intentionality
19: Conscious Experience
20: Zombies