Earl Conee (New York University of Rochester), Theodore Sider (New York Cornell University)

Riddles of Existence

A Guided Tour of Metaphysics: New Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Riddles of Existence makes metaphysics genuinely accessible, even fun. Its lively, informal style brings the riddles to life and shows how stimulating they can be. Anyone wanting to think about life's most profound questions will find it provocative and entertaining. This edition is updated throughout, and features two brand new chapters.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford / Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 134mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9780198724049
• ISBN-10: 0198724047
• Artikelnr.: 40888375

Autorenporträt

Earl Conee is Professor in Philosophy at the University of Rochester, New York Theodore Sider is Frederick Whiton Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Personal Identity
2: Fatalism
3: Time
4: God
5: Why Not Nothing?
6: Free Will and Determinism
7: Constitution
8: Universals
9: Possibility and Necessity
10: The Metaphysics of Ethics
11: What is Metaphysics?
12: Metametaphysics
Acknowledgements
Index