{"product_id":"contemp-rdgs-fndns-metaphysics-paperback","title":"Contemp Rdgs Fndns Metaphysics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Laurence\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCynthia MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a comprehensive survey of contemporary thought on a wide range of issues and provides students with the basic background to current debates in metaphysics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe basic tools and concepts of metaphysics are employed in virtually every branch of philosophy, necessitating a basic understanding of metaphysics to completely understand any philosophical work. This volume is a comprehensive survey of contemporary thought on a wide range of issues and provides students with the basic background to current debates in metaphysics and ontology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn introductory essay by the editors offers an overview of the volume and introduces students to the major debates that are contained within the main body of the text. The collection contains classic contemporary papers on topics such as Ontological Commitment and Methodology, Possible Worlds and Possibilia, Properties and Universals, Substances, Events, Tropes and Mathematical Objects. It also includes seven newly-commissioned state-of-the-art articles by Van Inwagen, Lycan, Bealer, Loux, Lombard, Macdonald and Field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in metaphysics and contemporary philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Laurence\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, England and is co-editor with Eric Margolis of Concepts: Core Readings (1998). \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Macdonald\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at the University of Canterbury at Christchurch, New Zealand. She is co-author with Graham Macdonald of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 1995) and \u003ci\u003eConnectionism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 484\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 9.02 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415758061817,"sku":"9780631201724","price":97.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/46ofC9oe5A9780631201724.webp?v=1770958711","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/contemp-rdgs-fndns-metaphysics-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}