Many philosophers in the analytic tradition are now convinced that metaphysical questions are worth pursuing, but we still lack a convincing meta-metaphysics and methodology. This essay offers an account of how we should conduct our business qua metaphysicians.
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Introduction PART I: ON THE POSSIBILITY OF METAPHYSICS 1. A Return to Scholastic Metaphysics 2. The Aporetic Method and the Defence of Immodest Metaphysics 3. Evolutionary Biology meets Scholastic Metaphysics PART II: THE TURN TO BIOLOGY 4. Counting biological individuals 5. Evolutionary Biology, Change, and Essentialism 6. Evolutionary Biology, Modality and Explanation 7. Evolutionary Biology and EthicsA propos de l’auteur
Stephen Boulter is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is the author ofThe Rediscovery of Common Sense Philosophy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 179 ● ISBN 9781137322821 ● Taille du fichier 1.5 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Lieu London ● Pays GB ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 3359757 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale
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