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Metaphysics (Prentice-Hall Foundations of Philosophy Series)

by Richard Taylor

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ISBN13: 9780135678190
ISBN10: 0135678196
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Many of the problems of philosophy are of such broad relevance to human concerns, and so complex in their ramifications, that they are, in one form or another, perennially present. Though in the course of time they yield in part to philosophical inquiry, they may need to be rethought by each age in the light of its broader scientific knowledge and deepened ethical and religious experience.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-145) and index.
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Table of Contents

1. The Need for Metaphysics.

2. Persons and Bodies.

3. Interactionism.

4. The Mind as a Function of the Body.

5. Freedom and Determinism.

6. Fate.

7. Space and Time.

8. The Relativity of Time and Space.

9. Temporal Passage.

10. Causation.

11. God.

12. Polarity.

13. Metaphysics and Meaning.

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ISBN:
9780135678190
Author:
Taylor, Richard
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Location:
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Metaphysics
Subject:
Occult sciences and parapsychology
Subject:
General Philosophy
Copyright:
1992
Edition Number:
4
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Prentice-Hall Foundations of Philosophy Series
Series Volume:
1484
Publication Date:
September 1991
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
168
Dimensions:
916x606x36 52
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