Metaphysics : the fundamentals / [electronic resource]
Robert C. Koons and Timothy H. Pickavance.
- 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations.
- Fundamentals of philosophy .
- Fundamentals of philosophy (Blackwell Publishing Ltd.) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is Metaphysics? -- Truthmakers -- Causation and Powers -- Properties -- Particulars -- Composition -- Modality -- The Passage of Time -- Continuity and Persistence -- Concluding Unmetaphysical Postscript.
"The book covers a broad range of key topics, including theories of properties and particulars, the notion of truth-makers, powers and possibilities, material composition, and a variety of issues related to time and causation"--