{"product_id":"metaphysics-9781138639348","title":"Metaphysics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e is for students who have already completed an introductory philosophy course and need a fresh look at the central topics in the core subject of metaphysics. It is essential reading for any student of the subject. This Fourth Edition is revised and updated and includes two new chapters on (1) Parts and Wholes, and (2) Metaphysical Indeterminacy or vagueness. This new edition also keeps the user-friendly format, the chapter overviews summarizing the main topics, concrete examples to clarify difficult concepts, annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, endnotes, and a full bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics addressed include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe problem of universals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature of abstract entities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe problem of individuation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature of modality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentity through time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature of time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature of parts and wholes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMetaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e more than merits its fourth edition. It is a valuable text for graduate students and advanced undergraduates . . . . After reading \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, I felt wistful for grand designs, for the majesty of an Aristotle or Spinoza. But I also felt excited by the modern effort to clear the conceptual debris that system builders leave behind. When a book of philosophy elicits such complex feelings, it is a testament to its value.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Dana Delibovi in \u003ci\u003eTeaching Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to First Edition, Preface to Second Edition, Preface to Third Edition, Preface to Fourth Edition, Introduction, 1 The Problem of Universals I: Metaphysical Realism, 2 The Problem of Universals II: Nominalism, 3 Concrete Particulars I: Substrata, Bundles, and Substances, 4 Propositions and Their Neighbors, 5 The Necessary and the Possible, 6 Causation, 7 The Nature of Time, 8 Concrete Particulars II: Persistence through Time, 9 Concrete Particulars III: Parts and Wholes, 10 Metaphysical Indeterminacy, 11 The Challenge of Anti-Realism, Bibliography, Index\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407227887959,"sku":"9781138639348","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/metaphysics-9781138639348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}