Riddles of existence : a guided tour of metaphysics
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Riddles of existence : a guided tour of metaphysics
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: pbk ISBN 9780199215188
Description
The questions of metaphysics are the deepest and most puzzling questions there are. What is time? Am I free in my actions? What makes me the same person I was as a child? What is it for one thing to cause another? Riddles of Existence is the first book ever to make metaphysics genuinely accessible and fun. Its lively, informal style brings the riddles to life and shows how stimulating it can be to think about them. No philosophical background is required to enjoy this book: anyone who has thought about life's most profound questions will find plenty to provoke and entertain them here.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Personal Identity
- 2. Fatalism
- 3. Time
- 4. God
- 5. Why Not Nothing?
- 6. Free Will and Determinism
- 7. Constitution
- 8. Universals
- 9. Possibility and Necessity
- 10. What is Metaphysics
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ISBN 9780199282265
Description
The questions of metaphysics are among the deepest and most puzzling. What is time? Am I free in my actions? What makes me the same person I was as a child? Why is there something rather than nothing? Riddles of Existence makes metaphysics genuinely accessible, even fun. Its lively, informal style brings the riddles to life and shows how stimulating they can be to think about. No philosophical background is required to enjoy this book: anyone wanting to think about life's most profound questions will find Riddles of Existence provocative and entertaining.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Personal Identity
- 2. Fatalism
- 3. Time
- 4. God
- 5. Why Not Nothing?
- 6. Free Will
- 7. Constitution
- 8. Universals
- 9. Necessity and Possibility
- 10. What is Metaphysics?
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