Metaphysics by Stephen Mumford
Metaphysics is one of the traditional four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is also an area that continues to attract and hold a fascination for many people yet it is associated with being complex and abstract. For some it is associated with the mystical or religious. For others it is known through the metaphysical poets who talk of love and spirituality. This Very Short Introduction goes right to the heart of the matter, getting to the basic and most important questions of metaphysical thought in order to understand the theory: What are objects? Do colours and shapes have some form of existence? What is it for one thing to cause another rather than just being associated with it? What is possible? Does time pass? By using these questions to initiate thought about the basic issues around substance, properties, changes, causes, possibilities, time, personal identity, nothingness and emergentism, Stephen Mumford provides a clear and simple path through this analytical tradition at the core of philosophical thought.-
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
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Economics
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Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
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Jung
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The Brain
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
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The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
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Game Theory
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Classics
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Political Philosophy
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Logic: A Very Short Introduction
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Literary Theory
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The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
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Psychology
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Existentialism
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Marx: A Very Short Introduction
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Buddhism
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Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
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The Spanish Civil War
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Forensic Psychology
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History
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Feminism
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Classical Mythology
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Quantum Theory
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Mathematics
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Freud
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International Relations: A Very Short Introduction
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The History of Medicine
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The British Empire
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Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
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British Politics: A Very Short Introduction
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Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
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Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction
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The First World War
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Foucault: A Very Short Introduction
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Islam: A Very Short Introduction
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Nietzsche
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The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
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Kant
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Socialism: A Very Short Introduction
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Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
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Art History: A Very Short Introduction
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The Roman Republic
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Linguistics
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Hegel
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The Russian Revolution
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Child Psychology
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Ancient Greece
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Witchcraft
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Autism
It manages to be jargon-free without sacrificing rigour and complexity* Times Higher Education Supplement *
Stephen Mumford is Professor of Metaphysics at the Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham. He is also Head of the School of Humanities and Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He has written many papers and books in metaphysics, including a number of more popular works intended for a non-specialist audience including articles in Times Higher Education magazine, encyclopaedias, and magazines. His most famous book is Dispositions (Oxford, 1998) but he also authored Laws in Nature (Routledge, 2004), Getting Causes from Powers (with Rani Lill Anjum, Oxford, 2011) and Watching Sport: Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotions (Routledge, 2011). He is a frequent public speaker at both academic conferences and more popular events and has delivered talks in around 30 countries.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199657124 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199657122 |
| Title | Metaphysics |
| Author | Stephen Mumford |
| Series | Very Short Introductions |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2012-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
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