Ontology, Identity, and Modality

Essays in Metaphysics

By:

Peter van Inwagen

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

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This book gathers together thirteen of Peter van Inwagen's essays on metaphysics, several of which have acquired the status of modern classics in their field. They range widely across such topics as Quine's philosophy of quantification, the ontology of fiction, the part-whole relation, the theory of 'temporal parts', and human knowledge of modal truths. In addition, van Inwagen considers the question as to whether the psychological continuity theory of personal identity is compatible with materialism, and defends the thesis that possible states of affairs are abstract objects, in opposition to David Lewis's 'extreme modal realism'. A specially-written introduction completes the collection, which will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in metaphysics.

Release date NZ

March 22nd, 2001

Author

Peter van Inwagen

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

272

Series

Cambridge Studies in Philosophy

Dimensions

146x225x21

ISBN-13

9780521791649

Product ID

1968377

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