Synopses & Reviews
Metaphysics: Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive anthology that draws together leading philosophers writing on major themes in Metaphysics. Chapters appear under the headings: Universals, Particulars, Modality and Possible Worlds, Causation, Time and Realism and Anti-realism. The book is highlyaccessible and user-friendly and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject. Ideal for the philosophy student, this reader will prove essential reading for any metaphysics course.
Synopsis
In this fully revised and updated version of the highly successful first edition, Michael J. Loux provides a fresh look at the central topics in metaphysics rendering this essential reading for anyone interested in metaphysics. Wherever possible, the author relates contemporary views to their classical sources in the history of philosophy.Some of the topics addressed include: the problem of universals; the nature of abstract entities; the problem of individuation; the nature of modality; identity through time; the nature of time and a new chapter on the realism/antirealism debate.