Metaphysics : a contemporary introduction
- 3rd ed.
- New york: Routledge : 2006
- xi, 309 p.; 23 cm
- Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Metaphysics: A contemporary introduction is for students who have already done an introductory philosophy course. Michael J. Loux provides a fresh look at the central topics in metaphysics, making this essential reading for any student of the subject. This third edition is revised and updated and includes two new chapters on Time and Causation.
9781138283756
Aristotelians:essentialism Austere nominalism Bundle theory Concrete particulars Endurantism Eternalism Exemplification Four-dimensionality Identity of Indiscernibles Metaphysical realism Ontlogy Realism Substratum theory Truth values Verificationism World-index- properties