The Nature of Things / by Anthony M. Quinton
(Routledge Library Editions: Metaphysics)
| Publisher | (Boca Raton, FL : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge) |
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| Year | [2019] |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Authors | *Quinton, Anthony M. author Taylor and Francis |
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| Contents | Preface Part 1: Substance Introduction: The Four Problems of Substance 1. Individuation 2. Things 3. Identity 4. Ultimates Part 2: Knowledge Introduction: Knowledge as a System 5. Intuition 6. Certainty 7. Perception 8. Coherence Part 3: Ideas Introduction: Metaphysics 9. Essence 10. Theory 11. Mind 12. Value |
| Notes | Originally published in 1973. In this systematic treatise, Anthony Quinton examines the concept of substance, a philosophical refinement of the everyday notion of a thing. Four distinct, but not unconnected, problems about substance are identified: what accounts for the individuality of a thing; what confers identity on a thing; what is the relation between a thing and its appearances; and what kind of thing is fundamental, in the sense that its existence is logically independent of that of any other kind of thing? In Part 1, the first two problems are discussed, while in Part 2, the third and fourth are considered. Part 3 examines four kinds of thing that have been commonly held to be in some way non-material: abstract entities; the un-observable entities of scientific theory; minds and their states; and, finally, values. The author argues that theoretical entities and mental states are, in fact, material. He gives a linguistic account of universals and necessary truths and advances a naturalistic theory of value Also available in print format HTTP:URL=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429202193 Pub. note=Click here to view. |
| Subjects | LCSH:Abstraction LCSH:Substance (Philosophy) LCSH:Universals (Philosophy) LCSH:Values FREE:certainty FREE:dualism FREE:epistemology FREE:idealism FREE:identity FREE:individuation FREE:knowledge FREE:materialism FREE:metaphysics FREE:modern philosophy FREE:morality FREE:ontology FREE:perception FREE:phenomenalism FREE:philosophy language FREE:philosophy of being FREE:philosophy of God FREE:philosophy of matter FREE:philosophy of mind FREE:philosophy of nature FREE:philosophy of self FREE:philosophy psychology FREE:philosophy religion FREE:philosophy science FREE:truth FREE:ultimates FREE:values philosophy LCSH:Electronic books |
| Classification | LCC:BD331 DC23:111 |
| Language | English |
| ID | 8000083164 |
| ISBN | 9780429202193 |
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