{"product_id":"all-the-power-in-the-peter-unger-9780195339345","title":"All the Power in the World","description":"This bold and original work of philosophy presents an exciting new picture of concrete reality. Peter Unger provocatively breaks with what he terms the conservatism of present-day philosophy, and returns to central themes from Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Russell. Wiping the slate clean, Unger works, from the ground up, to formulate a new metaphysic capable of accommodating our distinctly human perspective. He proposes a world with inherently powerful particulars of two basic sorts: one mental but not physical, the other physical but not mental. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether of one sort or the other, each individual possesses powers for determining his or her own course, as well as powers for interaction with other individuals. It is only a purely mental particular--an immaterial soul, like yourself--that is ever fit for real choosing, or for conscious experiencing. Rigorously reasoning that the only satisfactory metaphysic is one that situates the physical alongside the non-physical, Unger carefully explains the genesis of, and continual interaction of, the two sides of our deeply dualistic world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in an accessible and entertaining style, while advancing philosophical scholarship, \u003cem\u003eAll the Power in the World\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a philosophical journey into the nature of reality. In this riveting intellectual adventure, Unger reveals the need for an entirely novel approach to the nature of physical reality--and shows how this approach can lead to wholly unexpected possibilities, including disembodied human existence for billions of years. \u003cem\u003eAll the Power in the World\u003c\/em\u003e returns philosophy to its most ambitious roots in its fearless attempt to answer profoundly difficult human questions about ourselves and our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Unger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195339347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195339345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.33w x 1.58d","brand":"Peter Unger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48174870724863,"sku":"9780195339345","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_090e98ca-272f-4c4a-8056-f207a04ea4b9.jpg?v=1771331065","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-the-power-in-the-peter-unger-9780195339345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}