Metaphysics (Dimensions of Philosophy Series) - Softcover

Van Inwagen, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813390559 ISBN 13: 9780813390550

Publisher: Westview Press, 2002

Synopsis

In this classic, exciting, and thoughtful text, Metaphysics , Peter van Inwagen examines three profound questions: What are the most general features of the world? Why is there a world? and What is the place of human beings in the world? Metaphysics introduces to readers the curious notion that is metaphysics, how it is conceived both historically and currently. The author's work can serve either as a textbook in a university course on metaphysics or as an introduction to metaphysical thinking for the interested reader. This second edition, revised though not fundamentally changed, includes the basis of the first edition with a new chapter on the nature of time.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The traditional problems of philosophy take on new meaning and different color in the light of each generation's unique character. It is not only the history of philosophy that must be reexamined; the same is true for our understanding of any philosophical problem or topic.

About the Author:

Peter van Inwagen is the John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Peter van Inwagen is the John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0813390559
• ISBN 13: 9780813390550
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288