Riddles of existence :: a guided tour of metaphysics /
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. It is ideal for beginning students. Anyone wanting to think a...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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. It is ideal for beginning students. Anyone wanting to think about life's most profound questions will find Riddles of Existence provocative and entertaining. This new edition is updated throughout, and features two extra, specially written chapters: one on metaphysical questions to do with morality, and the other on questions about the nature of metaphysics it. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191035920 0191035920 |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Phase 1Phase 2; Second Ontological Argument; Ungodly Necessitarianism; Minimal Contingency; Anthropic Explanation; Godly Explanation; Tendentious Explanation; Statistical Explanation; Conclusion; FURTHER READING; Chapter 6: Free Will and Determinism; The Problem; Hard Determinism; Libertarianism; Interlude: Quantum Mechanics; Compatibilism; FURTHER READING; Chapter 7: Constitution; The Antinomy of Constitution; Assumptions of the Antinomy; The Just-Matter Theory; The Takeover Theory; Nihilism; Cohabitation; Four-Dimensionalism; Further Reading; Chapter 8: Universals; Introduction. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Positive ReasonsDoubts; A Final Ground for Doubt; Alternatives; Sparse Universals; Tropes; Sets; Nominalism; Conceptualism; Conclusion; FURTHER READING; Chapter 9: Possibility and Necessity; The Problem of Possibility and Necessity; Natural Possibility and Necessity; Absolute Possibility and Necessity; FURTHER READING; Chapter 10: The Metaphysics of Ethics; Right and Wrong; Custodian; Coach; Realism; Real Trouble; Naturalism; Natural Trouble; An Ideal Solution?; Classic Complaints Against Naturalism; First Classic Complaint: Euthryphro; Second Classic Complaint: Open Questions. | |
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| spelling | Conee, Earl Brink, 1950- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHgbgjh9GqkGRF6JwRWcK http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86840989 Riddles of existence : a guided tour of metaphysics / Earl Conee and Theodore Sider. New edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed Feb. 5, 2015). Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover; Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of Metaphysics; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface to the New Edition (2014); Dedication; Introduction; Who's it For?; Who's it By?; What's it About?; Chapter 1, Personal Identity (Sider); Chapter 2, Fatalism (Conee); Chapter 3, Time (Sider); Chapter 4, God (Conee); Chapter 5, Why Not Nothing? (Conee); Chapter 6, Free Will and Determinism (Sider); Chapter 7, Constitution (Sider); Chapter 8, Universals (Conee); Chapter 9, Possibility and Necessity (Sider); Chapter 10, The Metaphysics of Ethics (Conee). Chapter 11, What is Metaphysics? (Conee)Chapter 12, Metametaphysics (Sider); Chapter 1: Personal Identity; The Concept of Personal Identity; The Soul; Spatiotemporal Continuity and the Case of the Prince and the Cobbler; Psychological Continuity and the Problem of Duplication; Radical Solutions to the Problem of Duplication; FURTHER READING; Chapter 2: Fatalism; Introduction; The Sea Battle; Objections; Past Predictions; Necessary Conditions; God Knows; A Final Note; FURTHER READING; Chapter 3: Time; The Flow of Time; The Space-Time Theory; FURTHER READING; Chapter 4: God. Getting It All StartedEffects; First Cause Argument; Phase 1; Phase 2; Dependents; Ontological Dependence Argument; Phase 1; Phase 2; Designing the World; First Version; Demonstration by Design; Phase 1; Phase 2; Best Explanation by Design; Phase 1; Phase 2; Conceptually Guaranteeing God; Anselm's Ontological Argument; Phase 1; Phase 2; Phase 3; Putting it All Together; FURTHER READING; Chapter 5: Why Not Nothing?; Introduction; What is the Question?; Do We Get the Question?; Necessitarianism; Godly Necessitarianism; Ontological Arguments for a Necessary Being; First Ontological Argument. Phase 1Phase 2; Second Ontological Argument; Ungodly Necessitarianism; Minimal Contingency; Anthropic Explanation; Godly Explanation; Tendentious Explanation; Statistical Explanation; Conclusion; FURTHER READING; Chapter 6: Free Will and Determinism; The Problem; Hard Determinism; Libertarianism; Interlude: Quantum Mechanics; Compatibilism; FURTHER READING; Chapter 7: Constitution; The Antinomy of Constitution; Assumptions of the Antinomy; The Just-Matter Theory; The Takeover Theory; Nihilism; Cohabitation; Four-Dimensionalism; Further Reading; Chapter 8: Universals; Introduction. Positive ReasonsDoubts; A Final Ground for Doubt; Alternatives; Sparse Universals; Tropes; Sets; Nominalism; Conceptualism; Conclusion; FURTHER READING; Chapter 9: Possibility and Necessity; The Problem of Possibility and Necessity; Natural Possibility and Necessity; Absolute Possibility and Necessity; FURTHER READING; Chapter 10: The Metaphysics of Ethics; Right and Wrong; Custodian; Coach; Realism; Real Trouble; Naturalism; Natural Trouble; An Ideal Solution?; Classic Complaints Against Naturalism; First Classic Complaint: Euthryphro; Second Classic Complaint: Open Questions. 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. It is ideal for beginning students. Anyone wanting to think about life's most profound questions will find Riddles of Existence provocative and entertaining. This new edition is updated throughout, and features two extra, specially written chapters: one on metaphysical questions to do with morality, and the other on questions about the nature of metaphysics it. Metaphysics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084286 Metaphysics https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008678 Métaphysique. metaphysics. aat PHILOSOPHY Metaphysics. bisacsh Metaphysics fast Electronic book. Sider, Theodore, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001108708 has work: Riddles of existence (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFMqHFhC9qcBwfYFhXbKV3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Conee, Earl Brink, 1950- Riddles of existence. New edition 9780198724049 (DLC) 2014937007 (OCoLC)899138085 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=864690 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Conee, Earl Brink, 1950- Sider, Theodore Riddles of existence : a guided tour of metaphysics / Cover; Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of Metaphysics; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface to the New Edition (2014); Dedication; Introduction; Who's it For?; Who's it By?; What's it About?; Chapter 1, Personal Identity (Sider); Chapter 2, Fatalism (Conee); Chapter 3, Time (Sider); Chapter 4, God (Conee); Chapter 5, Why Not Nothing? (Conee); Chapter 6, Free Will and Determinism (Sider); Chapter 7, Constitution (Sider); Chapter 8, Universals (Conee); Chapter 9, Possibility and Necessity (Sider); Chapter 10, The Metaphysics of Ethics (Conee). Chapter 11, What is Metaphysics? (Conee)Chapter 12, Metametaphysics (Sider); Chapter 1: Personal Identity; The Concept of Personal Identity; The Soul; Spatiotemporal Continuity and the Case of the Prince and the Cobbler; Psychological Continuity and the Problem of Duplication; Radical Solutions to the Problem of Duplication; FURTHER READING; Chapter 2: Fatalism; Introduction; The Sea Battle; Objections; Past Predictions; Necessary Conditions; God Knows; A Final Note; FURTHER READING; Chapter 3: Time; The Flow of Time; The Space-Time Theory; FURTHER READING; Chapter 4: God. Getting It All StartedEffects; First Cause Argument; Phase 1; Phase 2; Dependents; Ontological Dependence Argument; Phase 1; Phase 2; Designing the World; First Version; Demonstration by Design; Phase 1; Phase 2; Best Explanation by Design; Phase 1; Phase 2; Conceptually Guaranteeing God; Anselm's Ontological Argument; Phase 1; Phase 2; Phase 3; Putting it All Together; FURTHER READING; Chapter 5: Why Not Nothing?; Introduction; What is the Question?; Do We Get the Question?; Necessitarianism; Godly Necessitarianism; Ontological Arguments for a Necessary Being; First Ontological Argument. Phase 1Phase 2; Second Ontological Argument; Ungodly Necessitarianism; Minimal Contingency; Anthropic Explanation; Godly Explanation; Tendentious Explanation; Statistical Explanation; Conclusion; FURTHER READING; Chapter 6: Free Will and Determinism; The Problem; Hard Determinism; Libertarianism; Interlude: Quantum Mechanics; Compatibilism; FURTHER READING; Chapter 7: Constitution; The Antinomy of Constitution; Assumptions of the Antinomy; The Just-Matter Theory; The Takeover Theory; Nihilism; Cohabitation; Four-Dimensionalism; Further Reading; Chapter 8: Universals; Introduction. Positive ReasonsDoubts; A Final Ground for Doubt; Alternatives; Sparse Universals; Tropes; Sets; Nominalism; Conceptualism; Conclusion; FURTHER READING; Chapter 9: Possibility and Necessity; The Problem of Possibility and Necessity; Natural Possibility and Necessity; Absolute Possibility and Necessity; FURTHER READING; Chapter 10: The Metaphysics of Ethics; Right and Wrong; Custodian; Coach; Realism; Real Trouble; Naturalism; Natural Trouble; An Ideal Solution?; Classic Complaints Against Naturalism; First Classic Complaint: Euthryphro; Second Classic Complaint: Open Questions. Metaphysics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084286 Metaphysics https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008678 Métaphysique. metaphysics. aat PHILOSOPHY Metaphysics. bisacsh Metaphysics fast |
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