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Autore: | Mumford Stephen |
Titolo: | David Armstrong / / Stephen Mumford |
Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina: | 199.94 |
Soggetto topico: | Philosophy - Australia |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | First published in 2007 by Acumen. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | David Armstrong |
ISBN: | 1-315-71187-7 |
1-317-49325-7 | |
1-84465-300-5 | |
9786612534515 | |
1-282-53451-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910459979203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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