Description
- Collects classic and contemporary readings in metaphysics
- Answers some of the most puzzling questions about our world and our place in it
- Covers an unparalleled range of topics
- Now includes a new section on existence and reality, expanded discussions on many classic issues, and an updated editorial commentary
About the Author
PETER VAN INWAGEN is John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The Problem of Evil (2006), Ontology, Identity, and Modality (2001), God, Knowledge, and Mystery: Essays in Philosophical Theology (1995), Metaphysics (1993), Material Beings (1990), and An Essay on Free Will (1983).
DEAN W. ZIMMERMAN is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He has published articles on metaphysics in a number of journals and collections, including The American Philosophical Quarterly, Analysis, The Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Mind, The Monist, Nous, The Philosophical Review, and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. He is also editor of the Oxford Studies in Metaphysics series.
Reviews
"An outstanding and outstandingly complete set of papers in metaphysics, selected by two of the foremost metaphysicians." Alvin Plantinga, University of Notre Dame
Book Information
ISBN 9781405125864
Author Peter van Inwagen
Format Paperback
Page Count 656
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 1111g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 170mm * 36mm