Metaphysics: Edition 5
About this ebook
This Fifth Edition differs from the Fourth in that the long, previously difficult chapter on time has been extensively rewritten, making it much more accessible and engaging for the student reader. In addition, the author has enhanced clarity throughout the text with improvements to word choice, sentence structure, and paragraph lucidity. Finally, the Notes and Suggestions for Further Reading at the end of each chapter and the General Bibliography have all been brought up to date.
Key Features:
- Presupposes no prior acquaintance with philosophy, making the book ideal for the undergraduate student or interested general reader
- Offers 13 chapters, organized into three parts and each with its own introduction:
- The Way the World Is
- Why the World Is
- The Inhabitants of the World
- Incorporates extensive revisions to Chapter 4 on temporality
- Includes updates to the Chapter Notes and Suggestions for Further Reading as well as to the General Bibliography
About the author
Peter van Inwagen is the John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame and research professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is the author of An Essay on Free Will (1983), Material Beings (1990), Being: A Study in Ontology (2022), and seven other books. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Gifford Lecturer, and the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of St Andrews.
