Metaphysics, 4th Edition 4th Edition by Richard Taylor (PDF)

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This classic, provocative introduction to classical metaphysical questions focuses on appreciating the problems, rather than attempting to proffer answers.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Publisher This classic, provocative introduction to classical metaphysical questions focuses on appreciating the problems, rather than attempting to proffer answers. From the Back Cover Many of the problems of philosophy are of such broad relevance to human concerns, and so complex in their ramifications, that they are, in one form or another, perennially present. Though in the course of time they yield in part to philosophical inquiry, they may need to be rethought by each age in the light of its broader scientific knowledge and deepened ethical and religious experience. About the Author Richard Taylor is Professor of Politics at the University of Wales Swansea and general editor of the five-volume BFI edition of Eisenstein Writings, including “The Eisenstein Reader” (1998). Read more

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⭐I have only reached the second chapter and am really enjouing the lucid , guy next door simplicity of the read. I am a huge fan of Aquinas , final causes etc, and can’t commment at this point much beyond his marvelous concision in treating the mind / body issues. I much agree with the previoius reviewers and their enthusiasm. Whether I will run into implicit positions with which I find problems is yet to be determined (forgive the pun), but I freely will to continue.

⭐lucid and illuminating, very good book.

⭐Good book, great service

⭐Required for class at St Johns University for Philosophy course Junior year. Go Red Storm! Go Johnnies! GO COACH LAVEN

⭐Richard Taylor’s book ‘Metaphysics’ is one that I have used many times over the years in my philosophy courses – a lively, personable, and intriguing discussion of some of the most famous issues in Western tradition. KRN

⭐Modernistic “metaphysics” which really boils down to a long argument on why metaphysics isn’t possible. If you’re genuinely interested in metaphysics, check out “The One and the Many” by Norris Clarke.

⭐The book is a work of theistic apologetics, which ignores the huge body of work in metaphysics, that refutes the approach and conclusions of the author. I regret wasting my money on this book.

⭐Back in the 1960s Prentice Hall brought out a series of slender paperbacks called the ‘Foundatons of Philosophy.’ Seemingly designed for use as textbooks, the distinguished authors chosen (including W.V. Quine, Karl Hempel, and Roderick Chisolm) could not resist the temptation to do original philosophizing in their volumes. The result was an unusually satisfying series which deserves to be reprinted. Among its virtues, Taylor’s book presents an original argument for the existence of God which has quietly gained a measure of celebrity over the years. Taylor does not claim the argument to be conclusive, nor does he claim that it shows any particular religion to be true. Nonetheless, it is a highlight of a small volume that also covers freewill and determinism, fatalism, causality, mind and matter, and other essential topics. As another reader said, this is the best introduction to the subject that I know of.

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