Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy) - Hardcover

Loux, Michael J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415140331 ISBN 13: 9780415140331

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

Designed for students of philosophy who have already done an introductory course in the subject, this volume aims to introduce the main topics of metaphysics while avoiding jargon and technicalities. Topics include the problem of universals, the nature of abstract entries, the problem of individuation, the nature of modality, identity through time, the nature of time, and the realism/antirealism debate. Where possible, the author attempts to relate contemporary views to their classical sources in the history of philosophy.

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About the Author

Michael J. Loux is the George Schuster Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame University, Indiana. He is author of the forthcoming Metaphysics: Contemporary Readings, designed to accompany this textbook and also published by Routledge. His book Substance and Attribute (1978) is one of the major metaphysics books of recent years.

Review

"An excellent, lucidly clear and well constructed introduction. It covers its chosen ground authoritatively and interestingly, and at a level which will stretch students without unduly daunting them." -- Jonathan Lowe, University of Durham

"The book is excellent. It is well written and meets the need for something harder than first-year texts ... Students and teachers will like it." -- Frank Jackson, Australian National University

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415140331
• ISBN 13: 9780415140331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256