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Author(s): Michael J. Loux
ISBN(s): 9780415261067, 0415261066
Edition: 2
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Year: 2001
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0415261066 
ISBN 13: 9780415261067
Author: Michael J Loux

This Contemporary Introduction is for at students of metaphysics who have already done an introductory philosophy course. Michael J. Loux provides a fesh look as the central topics in metaphysics,rendering this essential reading for any student of the subject. This fully revised and updated version of the highly successful first edition includes a brand new chapter on the Realism/anti-Realism debate. Topics addressed include: *The problem of universals *The nature of abstract entities *The problem of individuation *The nature of modality *Idenity through time *The nature of time *The Realism/anti-Realism debate (new chapter). Wherever possible Michael J. Loux relates contemporary views to their classical sources in the history of philosophy. As an experienced teacher of philosophy and an important contributor to recent debates, Loux has proved himself to be uniquely qualified to write a book of this kind. This second edition of Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction includes: * a brand new user-friendly text design *chapter overviews summarizing the main topics of study *examples to clarify difficult concepts *annotated further reading at the end of each chapter *endnotes and a full bibliography.

Metaphysics A Contemporary Introduction 2nd Table of contents:

  1. Preface to second edition
  2. Introduction
  3. Overview
  4. The nature of metaphysics – some historical reflections
  5. Metaphysics as category theory
  6. Notes
  7. Further reading
  8. The problem of universals I Metaphysical realism
  9. Overview
  10. Realism and nominalism
  11. The ontology of metaphysical realism
  12. Realism and predication
  13. Realism and abstract reference
  14. Restrictions on realism – exemplification
  15. Further restrictions – defined and undefined predicates
  16. Are there any unexemplified attributes?
  17. Notes
  18. Further reading
  19. The problem of universals II Nominalism
  20. Overview
  21. The motivation for nominalism
  22. Austere nominalism
  23. Metalinguistic nominalism
  24. Trope theory
  25. Notes
  26. Further reading
  27. Concrete particulars I Substrata, bundles, and substances
  28. Overview
  29. Substratum and bundle theories
  30. An objection to the bundle theory – subject-predicate discourse
  31. Another objection to the bundle theory – the Identity of Indiscernibles
  32. An argument for the substratum theory
  33. Problems for the substratum theory
  34. Aristotelian substances
  35. Notes
  36. Further reading
  37. Propositions and their neighbors
  38. Overview
  39. The traditional theory of propositions
  40. Nominalism about propositions
  41. Facts, states of affairs, and events
  42. Notes
  43. Further reading
  44. The necessary and the possible
  45. Overview
  46. Problems about modality
  47. Possible worlds
  48. Possible worlds nominalism
  49. The metaphysics of possible worlds nominalism – David Lewis
  50. Actualism and possible worlds – Alvin Plantinga
  51. Notes
  52. Further reading
  53. Concrete particulars II Persistence through time
  54. Overview
  55. Two theories of persistence – endurantism and perdurantism
  56. Two theories of time – presentism and eternalism
  57. The ontology of perdurantism
  58. An argument for perdurantism – change in properties
  59. A second argument for perdurantism – change in parts
  60. Notes
  61. Further reading
  62. The challenge of anti-Realism
  63. Overview
  64. Two views about the nature of reality
  65. Dummett’s anti-Realist
  66. The inscrutability of reference
  67. Putnam’s anti-Realism
  68. Realism or anti-Realism?

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