{"product_id":"aims-james-w-felt-9780268204075","title":"Aims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAims: A Brief Metaphysics for Today\u003c\/i\u003e, James W. Felt turns his attention to combining elements of Thomas Aquinas's metaphysics, especially its deep ontology, with Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy to arrive at a new possibility for metaphysics. In his distinctive style, Felt concisely pulls together the strands of epistemology, ontology, and teleology, synthesizing these elements into his own \"process-enriched Thomism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAims does not simply discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each philosopher's position, but blends the two into a cohesive argument based on principles derived from immediate experience. Felt arrives at what he calls a \"Whiteheadian-type solution,\"appealing to his original concept of the \"essential aim\"as necessary for understanding our existence in a coherent yet unique world. This concise, finely crafted discussion provides a thoroughly teleological, value-centered approach to metaphysics. Aims, an experiment in constructive metaphysics, is a thorough and insightful project in modern philosophy. It will appeal to philosophers and students of philosophy interested in enriching their knowledge of contemporary conceptions of metaphysics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James W. Felt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268204071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268204075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"James W. Felt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981929480447,"sku":"9780268204075","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ba9bb51-0a94-4b2c-9d83-c1aaf01cb31c.jpg?v=1683258312","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aims-james-w-felt-9780268204075","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}