Introduction to Metaphysics
by Lauren Bell, Rick Ponting, Michael Warne
ISBN: 9781787158801
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Imprint : Kruger Brentt Publishers UK Ltd.
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 247.00
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About The Book
KEY FEATURES
It is written in a lucid style with theoretical discussions being supplemented with illustrations and tables for easy understanding of the subject.
It covers all of the most important topics viz. major doctrines, Platonism, Aristotle's metaphysics, Thomism, Cartesians, Vedic metaphysics, Buddhist metaphysics, metaphysics in Chinese philosophy, Jaina philosophy and metaphysics.
The book gives a summary of the metaphysics and its applications.
The book is useful to teachers, stud
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Preface v
1. Metaphysics: An Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Metaphysics 4
1.3 Nature and Scope of Metaphysics 9
1.4 Abstract, Objects and Mathematics 10
1.5 Epistemological Foundation 12
1.6 Peripheral Questions 15
1.7 Relation to Other Disciplines 17
1.8 History and Schools of Metaphysics 20
1.9 Classical Greece 22
1.10 Buddhist Metaphysics 25
1.11 Islamic Metaphysics 25
2. Major Doctrines 30
2.1 Introduction 30
2.2 Problems in Metaphysics 33
2.3 Identity 48
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