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Theodore Sider presents a vision of metaphysics centred on the idea of structure. To describe the world we must use concepts that 'carve at the joints', so that conceptual structure matches reality's structure. This approach illuminates a wide range of topics, such as time, modality,...

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Main Author: Sider, Theodore
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarenson Press ; Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Metaphysics.
Metaphysics
Métaphysique.
metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Philosophy.
Metaphysik
Philosophie
Philosophy & Religion.
Speculative Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Theodore Sider presents a vision of metaphysics centred on the idea of structure. To describe the world we must use concepts that 'carve at the joints', so that conceptual structure matches reality's structure. This approach illuminates a wide range of topics, such as time, modality, ontology, and the status of metaphysics itself.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index.
ISBN:9780191732096
0191732095
9780191017971
0191017973