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UNINA9910459979203321 |
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Autore |
Mumford Stephen |
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Titolo |
David Armstrong / / Stephen Mumford |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-315-71187-7 |
1-317-49325-7 |
1-84465-300-5 |
9786612534515 |
1-282-53451-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophy - Australia |
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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First published in 2007 by Acumen. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Naturalism; 2. Universals; 3. Laws of nature; 4. Possibility; 5. Dispositions; 6. States of affairs; 7. Sensations and perceptions; 8. Metaphysics of mind; 9. Knowledge and belief; 10. Truthmaking; 11. Necessity; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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David (D. M.) Armstrong is one of Australia's greatest philosophers. His chief philosophical achievement has been the development of a core metaphysical programme, embracing the topics of universals, laws, modality and facts: a naturalistic metaphysics, consistent with a scientific view of the natural world. It is primarily through his work that Australian philosophy, and Australian metaphysics in particular, enjoys such a high reputation in the rest of the world. In this book Stephen Mumford offers an introduction to the full range of Armstrong's thought. Mumford begins with a discussion of A |
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