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Possibility of Metaphysics Substance, Identity, and Time

Lowe E. J.
Innbundet / 1998 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780198236832
Publisert
1998
Utgiver
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Oxford University Press
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620 gr
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244 mm
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163 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Innbundet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter
Lowe E. J.

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E. J. Lowe is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham.

Possibility of Metaphysics Substance, Identity, and Time

Lowe E. J.
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Lowe E. J.
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... serious metaphysics is alive and well in the work of Jonathan Lowe. His book The Possibility of Metaphysics is a major contribution to analytical metaphysics; it confirms Lowe's standing as a leading figure in the field.

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

... a very rich book ... deserves to be read carefully by anyone interested in any of the many subjects [Lowe] discusses.

British Journal of the Philosophy of Science

E. J. Lowe's good book is an essay in traditional metaphysics that covers both first-order and second-order issues. He also offers us interesting accounts of what metaphysics is - it is not a branch of semantics or of science, for example - and of how it should be justified. His answer to the justification question is partly a proof of the pudding one (that is, read this book), and partly a critique of various objections to traditional metaphysics.

Frank Jackson, Times Literary Supplement

Jonathan Lowe argues that metaphysics should be restored to a central position in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of rational inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He portrays metaphysics as charting the possibilities of existence, by identifying the categories of being and the relations of ontological dependency between entities of different categories. He proceeds to set out a unified and original metaphysical system: he defends a substance ontology, according to which the existence of the world as one world in time depends upon the existence of persisting things which retain their identity over time and through processes of qualitative change. And he contends that even necessary beings, such as the abstract objects of mathematics, depend ultimately for their existence upon there being a concrete world of enduring substances. Within his system of metaphysics Lowe seeks to answer many of the deepest and most challenging questions in philosophy.
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Jonathan Lowe argues that metaphysics should be restored to a central position in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He sets out his own original metaphysical system, within which he seeks to answer many of the deepest questions in philosophy.
Les mer
1. The Possibility of Metaphysics ; 2. Objects and Identity ; 3. Identity and Unity ; 4. Time and Persistence ; 5. Persistence and Substance ; 6. Substance and Dependence ; 7. Primitive Substances ; 8. Categories and Kinds ; 9. Matter and Form ; 10. Abstract Entities ; 11. Facts and the World ; 12. The Puzzle of Existence ; Bibliography ; Index
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`Lowe has given us a lucid analysis of a broad range of metaphysical issues. In particular, his criticisms of David Lewis's views on perdurance and his general rejection of trope theory should be of great interest to students of contemporay metaphysics.' The Review of Metaphysics `Lowe's book is characterized by a smooth and coherent exposition' The Review of Metaphysics `A fine contribution to the literature' The Review of Metaphysics `a very rich book ... deserves to be read carefully by anyone interested in any of the many subjects he discusses.' Katherine Hawley, British Journal of the Philosophy of Science 50 (1999) `Lowe has an extremely fertile and original mind, and the book is packed full of fascinating claims and arguments of the sort that his readers will instantly recognize...Lowe's book offers a rich philosophical vision, and no one interested in these topics can neglect it.' Eric Olson, Mind, November 2000
Les mer
Champions metaphysics as fundamental to all rational inquiry Deals with many of the deepest and most puzzling questions in philosophy Sets out an original and ambitious new theory of what there is Clear and accessible
Les mer
E. J. Lowe is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham.
Champions metaphysics as fundamental to all rational inquiry Deals with many of the deepest and most puzzling questions in philosophy Sets out an original and ambitious new theory of what there is Clear and accessible
Les mer

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... serious metaphysics is alive and well in the work of Jonathan Lowe. His book The Possibility of Metaphysics is a major contribution to analytical metaphysics; it confirms Lowe's standing as a leading figure in the field.

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

... a very rich book ... deserves to be read carefully by anyone interested in any of the many subjects [Lowe] discusses.

British Journal of the Philosophy of Science

E. J. Lowe's good book is an essay in traditional metaphysics that covers both first-order and second-order issues. He also offers us interesting accounts of what metaphysics is - it is not a branch of semantics or of science, for example - and of how it should be justified. His answer to the justification question is partly a proof of the pudding one (that is, read this book), and partly a critique of various objections to traditional metaphysics.

Frank Jackson, Times Literary Supplement

Jonathan Lowe argues that metaphysics should be restored to a central position in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of rational inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He portrays metaphysics as charting the possibilities of existence, by identifying the categories of being and the relations of ontological dependency between entities of different categories. He proceeds to set out a unified and original metaphysical system: he defends a substance ontology, according to which the existence of the world as one world in time depends upon the existence of persisting things which retain their identity over time and through processes of qualitative change. And he contends that even necessary beings, such as the abstract objects of mathematics, depend ultimately for their existence upon there being a concrete world of enduring substances. Within his system of metaphysics Lowe seeks to answer many of the deepest and most challenging questions in philosophy.
Les mer
Jonathan Lowe argues that metaphysics should be restored to a central position in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He sets out his own original metaphysical system, within which he seeks to answer many of the deepest questions in philosophy.
Les mer
1. The Possibility of Metaphysics ; 2. Objects and Identity ; 3. Identity and Unity ; 4. Time and Persistence ; 5. Persistence and Substance ; 6. Substance and Dependence ; 7. Primitive Substances ; 8. Categories and Kinds ; 9. Matter and Form ; 10. Abstract Entities ; 11. Facts and the World ; 12. The Puzzle of Existence ; Bibliography ; Index
Les mer
`Lowe has given us a lucid analysis of a broad range of metaphysical issues. In particular, his criticisms of David Lewis's views on perdurance and his general rejection of trope theory should be of great interest to students of contemporay metaphysics.' The Review of Metaphysics `Lowe's book is characterized by a smooth and coherent exposition' The Review of Metaphysics `A fine contribution to the literature' The Review of Metaphysics `a very rich book ... deserves to be read carefully by anyone interested in any of the many subjects he discusses.' Katherine Hawley, British Journal of the Philosophy of Science 50 (1999) `Lowe has an extremely fertile and original mind, and the book is packed full of fascinating claims and arguments of the sort that his readers will instantly recognize...Lowe's book offers a rich philosophical vision, and no one interested in these topics can neglect it.' Eric Olson, Mind, November 2000
Les mer
Champions metaphysics as fundamental to all rational inquiry Deals with many of the deepest and most puzzling questions in philosophy Sets out an original and ambitious new theory of what there is Clear and accessible
Les mer
E. J. Lowe is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham.
Champions metaphysics as fundamental to all rational inquiry Deals with many of the deepest and most puzzling questions in philosophy Sets out an original and ambitious new theory of what there is Clear and accessible
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198236832
Publisert
1998
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
620 gr
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter
Lowe E. J.

Biografisk notat

E. J. Lowe is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Durham.

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