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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781442679047
035 _a(DE-B1597)479096
035 _a(OCoLC)987933905
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aLoptson, Peter J.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aReality :
_bFundamental Topics in Metaphysics /
_cPeter J. Loptson.
264 1 _aToronto :
_bUniversity of Toronto Press,
_c[2001]
264 4 _c©2001
300 _a1 online resource (352 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aToronto Studies in Philosophy
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aIn this compelling work, Peter Lopston provides an accessible exploration of the major topics in metaphysics. He considers problems such as essence, existence, substance, purpose, space, time, mind, causality, God, freedom and the possibilities of immortality. In addition, he looks at the major historical metaphysical systems and defends the metaphysical project as a whole.The book offers both historical and contemporary perspectives and includes Lopston's lucid arguments, in which he propounds a naturalist and common-sense view of the world. Lopston defends the ineliminability and the logical or categoreal mutual irreducibility of individual substances; he advocates an empiricist view of space but a rationalist view of time; and he presents a treatment of possible worlds that limits them to cases with only actual members. In a special contribution he explores the idea of metaphysical luck, which leads to puzzling and significant results.Replete with historical references, explanations of terminology, and directional signposts, the book provides an excellent companion to metaphysical studies - filling a gap for scholars and specialists in this field.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650 0 _aMetaphysics.
650 7 _aPHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442679047
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