{"product_id":"reading-metaphysics-isbn-9781405123679","title":"Reading Metaphysics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection brings together key contemporary texts in metaphysics and features an interactive commentary which helps readers engage the texts critically and to use them to develop their own views.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach text is followed by a detailed commentary, setting it in context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes questions designed to help readers think hard about what the author is saying and why, to think of objections, and to formulate his or her own views\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAims to improve the reader's ability to engage critically with philosophical texts, and to use them as a springboard for philosophical thought and writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to the perennial problems of metaphysics and the ways that different analytic philosophers have approached them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources and Acknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Personal Identity 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerek Parfit\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘Personal Identity’ 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Parfit 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarya Schechtman\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘Personhood and Personal Identity’ 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Schechtman 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay Questions 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Free Will 60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter van Inwagen\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘The Incompatibility of Free Will and Determinism’ 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on van Inwagen 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Dennett\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘Could Have Done Otherwise’ (extract from Elbow Room) 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Dennett 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay Questions 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Realism and Anti-realism 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme’ 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Davidson 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Nagel\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘Thought and Reality’ (extract from The View from Nowhere) 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Nagel 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay questions 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Realism and Nominalism 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Devitt\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘ ‘‘Ostrich Nominalism’’or ‘‘Mirage Realism’’?’ 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Devitt 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. M. Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘Against ‘‘Ostrich’’ Nominalism: A Reply to Michael Devitt’ 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Armstrong 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay questions 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Possible Worlds 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e, extract from Counterfactuals 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Lewis 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaul Kripke\u003c\/i\u003e, extract from Naming and Necessity 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Kripke 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay questions 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Persistence over Time 204\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e, extract from On the Plurality of Worlds 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Lewis 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Haslanger\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘Endurance and Temporary Intrinsics’ 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Haslanger 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘Tensing the Copula’ 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on Lewis 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssay questions 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 240\u003c\/p\u003e  “A book that speaks directly to students. By combining accessible text selections with insightful commentary, clear graphic devices for navigating within each chapter, and thoughtful questions, this new collection provides an invaluable teaching tool for major areas of contemporary metaphysics.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDale Jacquette, The Pennsylvania State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Reading Metaphysics is the perfect hybrid of an attentively edited anthology and a lucidly instructive textbook. Instead of overwhelming us with dozens of selections, the editors have expertly chosen a small number of contemporary readings, thus giving readers the time to probe deeply into the selected topics and, more importantly, the time to learn how to take apart and interact with a philosophical text. While the readings are well-selected, the true strength of this book lies in the editors’ commentary. Students will leave this book ready, and eager, to take on more metaphysics and teachers will notice a marked improvement in their students’ philosophical ability.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew P. Mills, Otterbein College\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHelen Beebee\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHume on Causation\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and co-editor, with Julian Dodd, of \u003ci\u003eTruthmakers: The Contemporary Debate\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Dodd\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWorks of Music: An Essay in Ontology\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eAn Identity Theory of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTruthmakers: The Contemporary Debate\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e  This collection brings together key contemporary texts in metaphysics. Designed for students and general readers, it has a distinctive pedagogical aim: to enable readers to engage critically with challenging philosophical texts, and thereby use such texts as a springboard for their own philosophical thought and writing. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach text is followed by a detailed commentary, which puts the author’s views and arguments into context, explains key terms and argumentative moves, and – most importantly – asks a variety of questions. The questions are designed to prompt the reader to think critically about what the author is saying and why she is saying it, to think of objections, and to formulate and justify his or her own views on the topic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes texts by Kripke, Lewis, Parfit, Armstrong, Nagel, and Dennett, amongst others, and discusses the following topics: free will, personal identity, realism and nominalism, modality, persistence, and realism and anti-realism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989917352165,"sku":"NP9781405123679","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405123679.jpg?v=1761785902","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/reading-metaphysics-isbn-9781405123679","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}