Material Beings: The Crucial Balance, Second Edition, Revised
| AUTHOR | Van Inwagen, Peter; Van Van Inwagen, Peter; Van Van Inwagen, Peter et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Cornell University Press (11/16/1995) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
According to Peter van Inwagen, visible inanimate objects do not, strictly speaking, exist. In defending this controversial thesis, he offers fresh insights on such topics as personal identity, commonsense belief, existence over time, the phenomenon of vagueness, and the relation between metaphysics and ordinary language.
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ISBN-13:
9780801483066
ISBN-10:
0801483069
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
288
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.98 x 0.72 x 8.96 inches
Weight:
1.02 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Philosophy | Metaphysics
Philosophy | Individual Philosophers
Philosophy | Mind & Body
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
111
Library of Congress Control Number:
90055125
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The topic of this book is material objects. Like most interesting concepts, the concept of a material object is one without precise boundaries. A thing is a material object if it occupies space and endures through time and can move about in space (literally move about, unlike a shadow or a wave or a reflection) and has a surface, and has a mass and is made of a certain stuff or stuffs.
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According to Peter van Inwagen, visible inanimate objects do not, strictly speaking, exist. In defending this controversial thesis, he offers fresh insights on such topics as personal identity, commonsense belief, existence over time, the phenomenon of vagueness, and the relation between metaphysics and ordinary language.
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