General Introduction I God Introduction 1. Derek Parfit: Why Anything? Why This? 2. Thomas Aquinas: The five ways 3. William Paley: Extract from Natural Theology 4. Anselm of Canterbury: Extract from Proslogion 5. G.W. Leibniz: Extract from Monadology 6. J.L. Mackie: Evil and omnipotence II Idealism and Realism Introduction 7. John Locke: Extract from Essay Concerning Human Understanding 8. George Berkeley: Extract from Three Dialogues 9. Immanuel Kant: Extract from Critique of Pure Reason 10. Howard Robinson: Extract from Matter and Sense: A Critique of Contemporary Materialism 11. Michael Dummett: Realism III Being Introduction 12. Aristotle: Extract from Categories 13. John Locke: Extract from Essay Concerning Human Understanding 14. Robert Merrihew Adams: Primitive Thisness and Primitive Identity 15. W.V. Quine: On what there is 16. Peter van Inwagen: Extract from Material Beings 17. Gareth Evans: Can there be vague objects? 18. David Lewis: Vague Identity: Evans misunderstood Part IV Universals and Particulars Introduction 19. Plato: Extract from Republic and Parmenides 20. D.M. Armstrong: Universals: An Opinionated Introduction 21. David Lewis: New work for a theory of universals 22. Donald C. Williams: On the Elements of Being: I 23. Sydney Shoemaker: Causality and Properties Part V Necessity and Contingency Introduction 24. Saul Kripke: Identity and Necessity 25. David Lewis: Extract from On the Plurality of Worlds 26. Alvin Plantinga: Actualism and Possible Worlds 27. D.M. Armstrong: A Combinational Theory of Possibility Part VI Causation Introduction 28. Aristotle: Extract from Metaphysics 29. David Hume: Extract from Enquiy Concerning Human Understanding 30. David Lewis: Causation 31. Donald Davidson: Causal Relations 32. D.H. Mellor: Extract from The Faces of Causation VII Space and Time Introduction 33. Aristotle: Extract from Physics 34. J.M.E McTaggart: Extract from The Nature of Existence 35. Arthur N. Prior: Changes in Events and Changes in Things 36. Paul Horwich: Extract from Asymmetries in Time 37. Extract from The Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence 38. J.J.C. Smart: The space-time world 39. David Lewis: The Paradoxes of Time Travel Part VIII Identity Introduction 40. Roderick M. Chisholm: Identity through Time 41. David Lewis: Extract from On the Plurality of Worlds 42. Derek Parfit: Personal Identity 43. P.F. Snowdon: Persons, Animals, and Ourselves Part IX Mind and Body Introduction 44. Rene Descartes: Extract from Meditations on First Philosophy 45. G.W. Leibniz: Extract from New System of the Nature of Substances 46. Gilbert Harman: Extract from Thought 47. David Lewis: Psychophysical and theoretical identifications 48. Donald Davidson: Thinking Causes 49. Thomas Nagel: What is it like to be a bat? X Freewill and Determinism Introduction 50. David Hume: Extract from Treatise of Human Nature 51. Harry Frankfurt: Freedom of the will and the concept of a person 52. Peter van Inwagen: The incompatibility of freewill and determinism 53. Barry Loewer: Freedom from Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Free Will 54. Roderick M. Chisholm: Human Freedom and the self
Provides an introduction to metaphysics. This anthology contains a collection of classical and contemporary readings on the subject, as well as substantial editorial material, which sets the extracts in context and guides readers through them. Divided into 10 sections, it provides instructors with flexibility in teaching a variety of courses.
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General Introduction I God Introduction 1. Derek Parfit: Why Anything? Why This? 2. Thomas Aquinas: The five ways 3. William Paley: Extract from Natural Theology 4. Anselm of Canterbury: Extract from Proslogion 5. G.W. Leibniz: Extract from Monadology 6. J.L. Mackie: Evil and omnipotence II Idealism and Realism Introduction 7. John Locke: Extract from Essay Concerning Human Understanding 8. George Berkeley: Extract from Three Dialogues 9. Immanuel Kant: Extract from Critique of Pure Reason 10. Howard Robinson: Extract from Matter and Sense: A Critique of Contemporary Materialism 11. Michael Dummett: Realism III Being Introduction 12. Aristotle: Extract from Categories 13. John Locke: Extract from Essay Concerning Human Understanding 14. Robert Merrihew Adams: Primitive Thisness and Primitive Identity 15. W.V. Quine: On what there is 16. Peter van Inwagen: Extract from Material Beings 17. Gareth Evans: Can there be vague objects? 18. David Lewis: Vague Identity: Evans misunderstood Part IV Universals and Particulars Introduction 19. Plato: Extract from Republic and Parmenides 20. D.M. Armstrong: Universals: An Opinionated Introduction 21. David Lewis: New work for a theory of universals 22. Donald C. Williams: On the Elements of Being: I 23. Sydney Shoemaker: Causality and Properties Part V Necessity and Contingency Introduction 24. Saul Kripke: Identity and Necessity 25. David Lewis: Extract from On the Plurality of Worlds 26. Alvin Plantinga: Actualism and Possible Worlds 27. D.M. Armstrong: A Combinational Theory of Possibility Part VI Causation Introduction 28. Aristotle: Extract from Metaphysics 29. David Hume: Extract from Enquiy Concerning Human Understanding 30. David Lewis: Causation 31. Donald Davidson: Causal Relations 32. D.H. Mellor: Extract from The Faces of Causation VII Space and Time Introduction 33. Aristotle: Extract from Physics 34. J.M.E McTaggart: Extract from The Nature of Existence 35. Arthur N. Prior: Changes in Events and Changes in Things 36. Paul Horwich: Extract from Asymmetries in Time 37. Extract from The Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence 38. J.J.C. Smart: The space-time world 39. David Lewis: The Paradoxes of Time Travel Part VIII Identity Introduction 40. Roderick M. Chisholm: Identity through Time 41. David Lewis: Extract from On the Plurality of Worlds 42. Derek Parfit: Personal Identity 43. P.F. Snowdon: Persons, Animals, and Ourselves Part IX Mind and Body Introduction 44. Rene Descartes: Extract from Meditations on First Philosophy 45. G.W. Leibniz: Extract from New System of the Nature of Substances 46. Gilbert Harman: Extract from Thought 47. David Lewis: Psychophysical and theoretical identifications 48. Donald Davidson: Thinking Causes 49. Thomas Nagel: What is it like to be a bat? X Freewill and Determinism Introduction 50. David Hume: Extract from Treatise of Human Nature 51. Harry Frankfurt: Freedom of the will and the concept of a person 52. Peter van Inwagen: The incompatibility of freewill and determinism 53. Barry Loewer: Freedom from Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Free Will 54. Roderick M. Chisholm: Human Freedom and the self
Provides an introduction to metaphysics. This anthology contains a collection of classical and contemporary readings on the subject, as well as substantial editorial material, which sets the extracts in context and guides readers through them. Divided into 10 sections, it provides instructors with flexibility in teaching a variety of courses.
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This anthology provides an extensive and varied collection of the best classical and contemporary readings in metaphysics, as well as substantial editorial material, which set the extracts in context and guide the reader through them. The book is divided into 10 sections, providing instructors with flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of courses. It contains 54 important writings on metaphysics, with introductions to each section,discussion questions and detailed guides to further reading. Perfect for undergraduate courses, this book offers the ideal self-contained introduction to metaphysics.
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“This is the best anthology of metaphysics that I know of. It covers all the right topics with a good mix of classic and contemporary articles. Especially useful are the simple, elegant introductions to the various sections of the anthology”
The editors are sure-footed in their treatment of the subject and manage to convey its complexities and profundity in a clear and accesible fashion.'E.J. Lowe, professor of philosophy, Durham UniversityIt really would be possible to build an introductory course in metaphysics around this book as its sole text.'E.J. Lowe, professor of philosophy, Durham University.`I have only praise for this outstanding and very thoughtfully constructed volume.'E.J. Lowe, professor of philosophy, Durham University.
About the Author
Tim Crane has taught philosophy at University College London since 1990. He took his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1989. Katalin Farkas graduated in mathematics and philosophy from the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, and she took her PhD in philosophy from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1998.
This anthology provides an extensive and varied collection of the best classical and contemporary readings in metaphysics, as well as substantial editorial material, which set the extracts in context and guide the reader through them. The book is divided into 10 sections, providing instructors with flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of courses. It contains 54 important writings on metaphysics, with introductions to each section, discussion questions and detailed guides to further reading. Perfect for undergraduate courses, this book offers the ideal self-contained introduction to metaphysics.
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