Metaphysics - Couverture souple

Van Inwagen, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813390559 ISBN 13 : 9780813390550

Editeur : Westview Press, 2002

Synopsis

Book by van Inwagen Peter

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this classic, exciting, and thoughtful text, Metaphysics , Peter van Inwagen examines three profound questions: What are the most general features of the world? Why is there a world? and What is the place of human beings in the world? Metaphysics introduces to readers the curious notion that is metaphysics, how it is conceived both historically and currently. The author's work can serve either as a textbook in a university course on metaphysics or as an introduction to metaphysical thinking for the interested reader. This second edition, revised though not fundamentally changed, includes the basis of the first edition with a new chapter on the nature of time.

Quatrième de couverture :

This extensively revised and expanded edition of van Inwagen and Zimmerman s popular collection of classic and contemporary readings in metaphysics now features twenty–two additional selections, and new sections on existence and modality.

The volume poses questions that lead to the deepest issues in traditional metaphysics, including problems about the nature of space and time, the relationship between body and mind, and the freedom of the will. With updated commentary from the editors, this collection is essential reading for those seeking answers to some of the most puzzling questions about the world and our place in it.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0813390559
• ISBN 13: 9780813390550
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 256