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Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield)

Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics By Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield)

Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics by Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield)

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aeo Provides a comprehensive source to key metaphysics debates. aeo Includes classic articles by internationally acclaimed philosophers. aeo Incorporates seven new state--of--the art papers. aeo Begins with an overview essay hightlighting important debates.

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Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics by Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield)

This volume is a comprehensive survey of contemporary thought on a wide range of issues and provides students with the basic background to current debates in metaphysics.

Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics Reviews

This is a superb collection of seminal papers on fundamental matters in metaphysics: ontological commitment, possibilia, universals, substance, events, tropes, and mathematical objects. The pedagogical value of the volume is enhanced by state-of-the-art essays by leading philosophers in the field. Brian McLaughlin, Rutgers University

About Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield)

Stephen Laurence is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, England and is co-editor with Eric Margolis of Concepts: Core Readings (1998).

Cynthia Macdonald is Professor at the University of Canterbury at Christchurch, New Zealand. She is co-author with Graham Macdonald of Philosophy of Psychology (Blackwell Publishers, 1995) and Connectionism (Blackwell Publishers, 1995).

Table of Contents

List of Contributors for State of the Art Essays.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction: Metaphysics and Ontology: Stephen Laurence and Cynthia MacDonald.

Part I: Methodology and Ontological Commitment: .

State of the Art Essay.

1. The Nature of Metaphysics: Peter van Inwagen.

Readings.

2. Descriptive and Revisionary Metaphysics: Susan Haack.

3. On What There Is: W. V. O. Quine.

4. Ontological Commitments: William P. Alston.

5. Quantifiers: Susan Haack.

6. Identity and Substitutivity: Richard Cartwright.

Part II: Possible Worlds and Possibilia:.

State of the Art Essay.

7. Possible Worlds and Possibilia: William G. Lycan.

Readings.

8. Possible Worlds: David Lewis.

9. Possible Worlds: Robert Stalnaker.

10. Ways Worlds Could Be: Peter Forrest.

Part III: Universals and Properties: .

State of the Art Essay.

11. Universals and Properties: George Bealer.

Readings.

12. On Properties: Hilary Putnam.

13. New Work for a Theory of Universals: David Lewis.

15. A Theory of Structural Universals: John Bigelow and Robert Pargetter.

Part IV: Substances:.

State of the Art Essay.

16. Beyond Substrata and Bundles: A Prolegomenon to a Substance Ontology: Michael J. Loux.

Readings.

17. Bare Particulars: Edwin B. Allaire.

18. Particulars Re-Clothed: V. C. Chappell.

19. Another Look at Bare Particulars: Edwin B. Allaire.

20. Three Versions of the Bundle Theory: James Van Cleve.

Part V: Events:.

State of the Art Essay.

21. Ontologies of Events: Lawrence Brian Lombard.

Readings.

22. The Individuation of Events: Donald Devidson.

23. Events as Property Exemplifications: Jaegwon Kim.

Part VI: Tropes:.

State of the Art Essay.

24. Tropes and Other Things: Cynthia Macdonald.

Readings.

25. The Metaphysic of Abstract Particulars: Keith Campbell.

26. Particulars in Particular Clothing: Three Trope Theories of Substance: Peter Simmons.

Part VII: Mathematical Objects:.

State of the Art Essay.

27. Mathematical Objectivity and Mathematical objects: Hartry Field.

Readings.

28. Philosophy of Logic: Hilary Putnam.

29. What Numbers Could Not Be: Paul Benacerraf.

Index.

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NLS9780631201724
9780631201724
0631201726
Contemporary Readings in the Foundations of Metaphysics by Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield)
Stephen Laurence (University of Sheffield)
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
1998-08-03
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