Ontology, Identity, and Modality: Essays in Metaphysics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521795487)

This book gathers together thirteen of Peter van Inwagen's essays on metaphysics, several of which have acquired the status of modern classics in their field. They range widely across such topics as Quine's philosophy of quantification, the ontology of fiction, the part-whole relation, the theory of "temporal parts," and human knowledge of modal truths. A specially-written introduction completes the collection, which will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in metaphysics.

Author: Peter Van Inwagen
ISBN-10: 0521795486
ISBN-13: 9780521795487
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/22/2001
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d