A Companion to Metaphysics by Jaekwon Kim (English) Paperback Book

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* Sister volume to the acclaimed Companion to Epistemology (Blackwell 1992)* Over 200 main entries* Internationally acclaimed contributors. .

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A Companion to Metaphysics provides a survey of the whole of metaphysics and includes articles by many of the most distinguished scholars in the field.

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This student reference series is centered on analytic philosophy but also covers important aspects of the continental tradition and of non-Western philosophies. It offers a comprehensive survey of philosophy as a whole. The entries in each volume combine summarized information on names, terms, and movements, with critical personal essays contributed by leading figures. Each essay cross-referenced and supported by a selected biography.A Companion to Metaphysics. The 264 alphabetically-arranged entries in the Companion to Metaphysics include contributions from many of the world's most distinguished metaphysicians. Extensively cross-referenced, and ranging from concise summaries of technical terms to extended essays on major topics, the articles combine to form a complete reference guide for student and professional alike.

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Since its publication over a decade ago, A Companion to Metaphysics has established itself as the leading one-volume reference resource in the field. This extended and revised new edition brings the Companion up to date. A new section of longer review essays focuses on the major topics that continue to have an abiding centrality for the field and which have seen significant developments in recent years, including Fictional Entities, Individuation, Persistence, Realism & Anti-realism about Abstract Entities, as well Causation, Freedom of the Will, the Mind/Body Problem, Modality, and Space & Time. In addition the central A-Z section, consisting of nearly three hundred entries, has been extended with new entries on emerging topics and major metaphysicians and the existing entries have been brought up to date where necessary. Written by leading figures in the field and offering comprehensive coverage of both historical and contemporary metaphysics and from analytic and continental traditions, the entries in this extensively cross-referenced volume combine to form a complete and up to date reference guide for student and professional alike.

Author Biography

Jaegwon Kim is William Perry Faunce Professor of Philosophy at Brown University. His publications include a number of influential papers in metaphysics and philosophy of mind, and a book entitled Supervenience and Mind (1993). He is Editor with Ernest Sosa of Blackwell Readings in Epistemology. Ernest Sosa is Romeo Elton Professor of Natural Theology at Brown University. With Jonathan Dancy he is also co-editor of another volume in the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy Series, A Companion to Epistemology, and his other publication include Knowledge in Perspective.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors. Introduction. A Companion to Metaphysics. Index.

Review

"The Companion has a number of virtues that make it a useful resource for both students and professional philosophers. I must single out those on the continental philosophers and concepts as especially clearly written, non-jargony introductions. Many of the entries provided charming little arguments, or twists, on behalf of the author's already known positions. Indeed, this feature of the 'Companion' makes it of value even to the most advanced philosopher, already quite familiar with the topic." Alan Sidelle, The Philosophical Review

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Since its publication over a decade ago, A Companion to Metaphysics has established itself as the leading one-volume reference resource in the field. This extended and revised new edition brings the Companion up to date. A new section of longer review essays focuses on the major topics that continue to have an abiding centrality for the field and which have seen significant developments in recent years, including Fictional Entities, Individuation, Persistence, Realism & Anti-realism about Abstract Entities, as well Causation, Freedom of the Will, the Mind/Body Problem, Modality, and Space & Time. In addition the central A-Z section, consisting of nearly three hundred entries, has been extended with new entries on emerging topics and major metaphysicians and the existing entries have been brought up to date where necessary. Written by leading figures in the field and offering comprehensive coverage of both historical and contemporary metaphysics and from analytic and continental traditions, the entries in this extensively cross-referenced volume combine to form a complete and up to date reference guide for student and professional alike.

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"The Companion has a number of virtues that make it a useful resource for both students and professional philosophers. I must single out those on the continental philosophers and concepts as especially clearly written, non-jargony introductions. Many of the entries provided charming little arguments, or twists, on behalf of the author's already known positions. Indeed, this feature of the 'Companion' makes it of value even to the most advanced philosopher, already quite familiar with the topic." Alan Sidelle, The Philosophical Review

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"The Companion has a number of virtues that make it a useful resource for both students and professional philosophers. I must single out those on the continental philosophers and concepts as especially clearly written, non-jargony introductions. Many of the entries provided charming little arguments, or twists, on behalf of the author's already known positions. Indeed, this feature of the 'Companion' makes it of value even to the most advanced philosopher, already quite familiar with the topic." Alan Sidelle, The Philosophical Review

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Sister volume to the acclaimed Companion to Epistemology (Blackwell 1992)Over 200 main entriesInternationally acclaimed contributors.

Details ISBN0631199993 Series Blackwell Companions to Philosophy Language English ISBN-10 0631199993 ISBN-13 9780631199991 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 110 Edited by Jaekwon Kim Pages 560 Edition 1st Short Title COMPANION TO METAOHYSICS REV/E Edition Description Revised DOI 10.1604/9780631199991 UK Release Date 1995-12-18 AU Release Date 1995-12-18 NZ Release Date 1995-12-18 US Release Date 1995-12-18 Author Ernest Sosa Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Year 1995 Publication Date 1995-12-18 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken Alternative 9780631172727 Audience Undergraduate Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this

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