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 EthicsDespre autor
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).
Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 179 ● ISBN 9781137322821 ● Mărime fișier 1.5 MB ● Editura Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2013 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 3359757 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social