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Autore |
Unger Peter |
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Philosophical Papers [[electronic resource] ] : Volume Two |
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Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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0-19-029385-3 |
0-19-972815-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (601 p.) |
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Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2; PART I. THREE STUDIES FOR A BOOK THAT WASN'T; 1. There Are No Ordinary Things; 2. I Do Not Exist; 3. Why There Are No People; PART II. MANY MATERIAL MYSTERIES: WITHOUT ALL THE POWER IN THE WORLD; 4. The Problem of the Many; 5. The Mental Problems of the Many; 6. The Mystery of the Physical and the Matter of Qualities: A Paper for Professor Shaffer; PART III. DEFENDING AND TRANSCENDING IDENTITY, CONSCIOUSNESS AND VALUE |
7. From a Book Symposium on Identity, Consciousness and Value: Precis of the Book, Reply to Sydney Shoemaker, Reply to Peter Strawson, Reply to Richard Swinburne, Reply to Stephen White8. The Survival of the Sentient; PART IV. TRUE CAUSES AND REAL CHOICES: STILL WITHOUT ALL THE POWER IN THE WORLD; 9. The Uniqueness in Causation; 10. Impotence and Causal Determinism; 11. Free Will and Scientiphicalism; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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While well-known for his book-length work, philosopher Peter Unger's articles have been less widely accessible. These two volumes of Unger's Philosophical Papers include articles spanning more than 35 years of Unger's long and fruitful career. Dividing the articles thematically, this firstvolume collects work in epistemology and ethics, among other topics, while the second volume focuses on metaphysics. Unger's work has advanced the full spectrum of topics at the heart of philosophy, |
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including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language and philosophy of mind, and ethics. Unger advances |
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