{"product_id":"world-hypotheses-9780520009943","title":"World Hypotheses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines six hypotheses - animism, mysticism, formism, mechanism, contextualism, and organicism - and surveys the field of metaphysics. This book is suitable for use as a text in courses in metaphysics, types of philosophical theory, or present tendencies in philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: THE ROOT-METAPHOR THEORY I. The Utter Skeptic II. Dogmatists III. Evidence and Corroboration IV. Hypotheses V. Root Metaphors VI. Examples of Inadequacies in World Hypotheses  PART TWO: THE RELATIVELY ADEQUATE HYPOTHESES VII. A General View of the Hypotheses VIII. Formism IX. Mechanism X. Contextualism XI. Organicism  PART THREE: SUMMARY, CRITICISMS, AND ANSWERS XII. Review and Conclusions","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402785890647,"sku":"9780520009943","price":27.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-hypotheses-9780520009943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}