Material Beings (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1995
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Paperback. According to Peter van Inwagen, visible inanimate objects do not, strictly speaking, exist. In defending this controversial thesis, he offers fresh insights on such topics as personal identity, commonsense belief, existence over time, the phenomenon of vagueness, and the relation between metaphysics and ordinary language. According to Peter van Inwagen, visible inanimate objects do not, strictly speaking, exist. In defending this controversial thesis, he offers fresh insights on such topics as personal identity, commonsense belief, existence over time, the phenomenon. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- Material Beings (Paperback)
- Author
- Peter Van Inwagen
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press, Ithaca
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0801483069
- ISBN 13
- 9780801483066
- Edition
- 1st Edition
"There is much to bee learned from this book.... Material Beings is a refreshing example of straight-on, full-speed metaphysics. Van Inwagen goes where his arguments lead him—and they lead him to some remarkable places indeed."
—Philosophy and Phenomenological Research
According to Peter van Inwagen, visible inanimate objects do not, strictly speaking, exist. In defending this controversial thesis, he offers fresh insights on such topics as personal identity, commonsense belief, existence over time, the phenomenon of vagueness, and the relation between metaphysics and ordinary language.
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About the Author
Peter van Inwagen is Research Professor of Philosophy at Duke University.
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