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Ontology, Identity, and Modality

Essays in Metaphysics

Peter Van Inwagen author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:22nd Mar '01

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Thirteen of Peter van Inwagen's essays on metaphysics, with a specially-written introduction.

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. A specially-written introduction completes the collection, which will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in metaphysics.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.

ISBN: 9780521795487

Dimensions: 218mm x 140mm x 17mm

Weight: 417g

272 pages