Metaphysics: The Basics

Rea, Michael

ISBN 10: 0415574420 / ISBN 13: 9780415574426

Published by Routledge, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Metaphysics: The Basics
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415574420
• ISBN 13: 9780415574426
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Metaphysics: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the philosophical study of the world and universe in which we live. Concerned with questions about reality, existence, time, identity and change, metaphysics has long fascinated people but to the uninitiated some of the issues and problems can appear very complex. In this lively and lucid book, Michael Rea examines and explains key questions in the study of metaphysics such as:

• Can two things be in the same place at the same time?

• Do creatures of fiction exist?

• Are human beings free?

• Is time travel possible?

• Is there just one world or many worlds?

With a glossary of key terms and suggestions for further reading, the book considers key philosophical arguments around Metaphysics, making this an ideal starting point for anyone seeking a full introduction to the debates both within and about metaphysics.

About the Author

Michael Rea is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 2001. He earned his B.A. at UCLA in 1991 and his PhD at the University of Notre Dame in 1996. He is has written or edited more than ten books and thirty articles in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion, and has given numerous lectures in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia, China, and Iran.