{"product_id":"individuals-an-essay-in-descriptive-metaphysics-paperback-2","title":"Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive 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\u003ePeter Strawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Michelle Montague. Also included is Strawson's essay 'Individuals'. Published 30 years after the book itself and until now not widely available, it sees Strawson reflecting on some of the key arguments presented in his book of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. F. Strawson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London in 1919. After serving as a captain in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers during World War Two he was appointed a fellow of University College Oxford in 1948. He first gained philosophical fame at the age of 29 in 1950, when he criticised Bertrand Russell's renowned \u003ci\u003eTheory of Descriptions\u003c\/i\u003e for failing to do justice to the richness of ordinary language. He was Waynflete Professor at Oxford from 1968-1987 and was knighted in 1977. He died in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348631994617,"sku":"9781032914831","price":40.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QVWVecs0XD9781032914831_eeb746c1-a98f-4cf6-b92b-f2c6d4cb9680.webp?v=1769775105","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/individuals-an-essay-in-descriptive-metaphysics-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}