{"product_id":"being-developments-in-contemporary-metaphysics-paperback-9780521735445","title":"Being: Developments in Contemporary Metaphysics (Paperback) 9780521735445","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeing: Developments in Contemporary Metaphysics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese essays focus on central concerns of contemporary metaphysics and the growing interest in ontological issues.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobin Le Poidevin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521735445, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 July 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is it for an object to persist through time? Do things have essences? What is the relation between an object and its parts? Are objects more real than their parts, or vice versa? Could there be spatio-temporally coincident objects? Do we need an ontology of truth-makers? These interrelated questions reflect the central concerns of contemporary metaphysics, which in recent years has seen an intensification of interest in ontological issues. They are the focus of the essays collected in this volume, which arose from the Being: Developments in Contemporary Metaphysics conference held at the University of Leeds in September, 2006.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. In defence of three-dimensionalism Kit Fine\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modes of extension: comments on Kit Fine's 'In defence of three-dimensionalism' Peter Simons\u003cbr\u003e 3. Two notions of being: entity and essence E. J. Lowe\u003cbr\u003e 4. Essence and being Scott A. Shalkowski\u003cbr\u003e 5. Micro-composition D. H. Mellor\u003cbr\u003e 6. Working parts: reply to Mellor J. Robert G. Williams\u003cbr\u003e 7. Truthmakers, realism and ontology Ross P. Cameron\u003cbr\u003e 8. Monism and statespace structure Theodore Sider\u003cbr\u003e 9. Coincidence and identity Penelope Mackie\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nihilism without self-contradiction David Liggins\u003cbr\u003e 11. Persistence and determination Katherine Hawley.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005573648664,"sku":"9780521735445","price":24.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521735445i_0509337c-5373-475b-9b80-a5c281c5d0c0.jpg?v=1691380643","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/being-developments-in-contemporary-metaphysics-paperback-9780521735445","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}