The Abstract and the Concrete: Further Essays in Ontology by Prof Peter van Inwa

Description: The Abstract and the Concrete by Prof Peter van Inwagen, Peter van Inwagen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The Abstract and the Concrete draws together Peter Van Inwagens essays in ontology from the last decade. They range over topics in meta-ontology, the authors distinctive version of platonism, mathematical fictionalism, analyticity, and colour. Publisher Description The Abstract and the Concrete presents nine essays in ontology by Peter van Inwagen. Three of the essays concern topics in meta-ontology: the idea of multiple modes of being; Carnaps idea that the questions of "ontology," insofar as they are meaningful at all, are questions about which linguistic frameworks it is expedient to employ; the concept of one objects being metaphysically more fundamental that another. Three of the essays concern various topicsthat pertain to the authors "lower-case" or "lightweight" platonism. (According to lightweight platonism, there are attributes-necessarily existent universals. These attributes are not constituents ofsubstances, they cannot enter into causal relations, and it is false that an F object is F in virtue of instantiating the attribute of being F.) The remaining three essays examine proposed answers to particular ontological questions: the question of the validity of mathematical fictionalism; the question whether it is analytic that at any place at which some xs are arranged chairwise, there is there a chair; the question of what it means to say that colour is an illusion, and whether (in thesense determined) colour is an illusion. Author Biography Peter van Inwagen is the John Cardinal OHara Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has delivered the Maurice Lectures at Kings College, London, the Wilde Lectures on Natural Religion at Oxford University, the Stewart Lectures at Princeton University, and the Gifford Lectures at the University of St Andrews, where he received an honorary doctorate. He is the author of eightbooks and over two hundred essays and critical studies, and has had three books and four international conferences devoted to his work. Details ISBN 0192870459 ISBN-13 9780192870452 Title The Abstract and the Concrete Author Prof Peter van Inwagen, Peter van Inwagen Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 240 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:161548366; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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