Ontology, identity, and modality : essays in metaphysics / Peter van Inwagen.
2001
B945.V353 O58 2001 (Mapit)
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Title
Ontology, identity, and modality : essays in metaphysics / Peter van Inwagen.
Author
Van Inwagen, Peter.
ISBN
9780521795487 (pbk.)
0521795486 (pbk.)
9780521791649
0521791642
9521795486 (pbk.)
0521795486 (pbk.)
9780521791649
0521791642
9521795486 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Language
English
Description
ix, 261 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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B945.V353 O58 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification
110
Summary
"This book gathers together thirteen of Peter van Inwagen's essays on metaphysics, several of which have acquired the status of modern classics in their field. They range widely across such topics as Quine's philosophy of quantification, the ontology of fiction, the part-whole relations, the theory of "temporal parts," and human knowledge of modal truths. In addition, van Inwagen considers the question as to whether the psychological continuity theory of personal identity is compatible with materialism, and defends the thesis that possible states of affairs are abstract objects, in opposition to David Lewis's "extreme model realism." A specially written introduction completes the collection, which will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in metaphysics."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cambridge studies in philosophy.
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