{"product_id":"metaphysics-the-fundamentals-paperback","title":"Metaphysics: The Fundamentals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert C. Koons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTimothy Pickavance\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetaphysics: The Fundamentals\u003c\/i\u003e presents readers with a systematic, comprehensive introductory overview of modern analytic metaphysics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an accessible, up-to-date and broad-ranging survey of one of the most dynamic and often daunting sub-fields in contemporary philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to the seminal works of contemporary and historic philosophers, including Descartes, Leibniz, Russell, David Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, Kit Fine, Peter van Inwagen, John Hawthorne and many others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores key questions while identifying important assumptions, axioms, and methodological principles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses topics in ontology, modality, causality, and universals; as well as issues surrounding material composition, persistence, space, and time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile notoriously difficult to define, metaphysics need not be a daunting subject of study. \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics: The Fundamentals\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with an accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern analytic metaphysics. The book covers a broad range of key topics, including theories of properties and particulars, the notion of truth-makers, powers and possibilities, material composition, and a variety of issues related to time and causation. Thematically and systematically organized, each chapter features carefully worked-through questions about these topics, and all the important assumptions, axioms, and methodological principles are clearly identified. Readers with minimal technical knowledge of the field are introduced to the seminal philosophical works of such leading contemporary figures as David Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, Kit Fine, Peter van Inwagen, John Hawthorne along with the contributions of noted historical figures like Descartes, Leibniz, and Russell. Modern perspectives of Neo-Humeans, Platonists, and neo-Aristotelians are also covered--with the best arguments and objections of these schools of thought clearly stated. Specifically written for students encountering the subject for the first time, \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics: The Fundamentals\u003c\/i\u003e takes the mystery out of one of the most dynamic sub-fields in contemporary philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert C. Koons\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eParadoxes of Belief and Strategic Rationality\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003e Realism Regained\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Waning of Materialism\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTimothy Pickavance\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Talbot Department of Philosophy at Biola University, La Mirada, California. He has published a number of papers on topics relating to metaphysics and epistemology.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731711397951,"sku":"9781405195737","price":86.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2f66fc42ff3f4b717f290cbf99395c8a.webp?v=1765129831","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/metaphysics-the-fundamentals-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}