Riddles of Existence
A Guided Tour of Metaphysics
Published in September 2005
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-19-928226-5 (ISBN)
Description
The questions of metaphysics are among the deepest and most puzzling. What is time? Am I free in my actions? What makes me the same person I was as a child? Why is there something rather than nothing? 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: anyone wanting to think about life's most profound questions will find Riddles of Existence provocative and entertaining.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Anyone interested in our deepest questions about existence, beginning philosophy students
Illustrations
num. b/w ill.
numerous black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-928226-5 (9780199282265)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Earl Conee, University of Rochester, New York and Theodore Sider, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Content
Introduction; 1. Personal Identity; 2. Fatalism; 3. Time; 4. God; 5. Why Not Nothing?; 6. Free Will; 7. Constitution; 8. Universals; 9. Necessity and Possibility; 10. What is Metaphysics?