The Possibility of Metaphysics Substance, Identity, and Time |
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| Author:
| Lowe, E. J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-924499-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $110.86AUD $136.95 |
Book Description:
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Jonathan Lowe argues that metaphysics should be restored to a central position in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He portrays metaphysics as charting the possibilities of existence, by identifying the categories of being and the relations between them. He sets out his own original metaphysical system, within which he seeks to answer many of the deepest questions inphilosophy.'a very rich book ... deserves to...
More DescriptionJonathan Lowe argues that metaphysics should be restored to a central position in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He portrays metaphysics as charting the possibilities of existence, by identifying the categories of being and the relations between them. He sets out his own original metaphysical system, within which he seeks to answer many of the deepest questions inphilosophy.'a very rich book ... deserves to be read carefully by anyone interested in any of the many subjects he discusses.' Katherine Hawley, British Journal of the Philosophy of Science