The Bloomsbury Companion to Metaphysics (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Manson, Neil A.; Barnard, Robert W.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Bridging the gap between the familiar figures of the history of philosophy and the technical approaches favoured by contemporary philosophers, The Bloomsbury Companion to Metaphysics introduces the key ideas and debates needed to understand analytic metaphysics.

Presenting an effective syllabus for an introductory course in contemporary metaphysics, this companion brings together a team of leading metaphysicians. It begins with a comprehensive introduction to methodological problems and methods, before tackling the perennial metaphysical questions surrounding core topics such as:

. Modality
. Universals and Abstract Objects
. Naturalism and Physicalism
. Mind
. Free Will
. God

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472585875
• Artikelnr.: 41868922

Autorenporträt

Neil A. Manson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mississippi, USA. He is the editor of God and Design: The Teleological Argument and Modern Science (2003). Robert W. Barnard is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mississippi, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors Introduction
Robert W. Barnard (University of Mississippi
USA) 1. Research Problems and Methods
Amie L. Thomasson (University of Miami
USA) 2. Modality
Tony Roy (California State University
USA) 3. Universals and Abstract Objects
Roy T. Cook (University of Minnesota
USA) 4. Naturalism and Physicalism
D. Gene Witmer (University of Florida
USA) 5. Mind
Thomas W. Polger (University of Cincinnati
USA) 6. Material Constitution
Stephan Blatti (University of Memphis
USA) 7. Endurantism and Perdurantism
Nikk Effingham (University of Birmingham
UK) 8. Personal Identity
David B. Hershenov (State University of New York
USA) 9. Free Will
Kevin Timpe (Northwest Nazarene University
USA) 10. God
Graham Oppy (Monash University
Australia) 11. New Directions in Metaphysics
Tony Roy and Matthew Davidson (California State University
USA) Annotated Bibliography Research Guide A- Z of Key Terms and Concepts Index