Philosophy : Metaphysics

Introduces all the main topics of metaphysics in a clear and interesting way while avoiding jargon and technicalities. more...

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A comprehensive introductory study of the key concepts and problems in traditional and contemporary metaphysics. Aune presents and defends a point of view that is naturalistic, nominalistic and pragmatic-an approach that has the overall advantage of providing a coherent, structured view of the topics he discusses. more...

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Assesses the problem of upholding even a minimal physicalism which leads to the conclusion that either a new conception of how consciousness is physical is needed or a disturbing new kind of physical inexplicability. more...

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This book investigates central issues in the philosophy of memory. Does remembering require a causal process connecting the past representation to its subsequent recall and, if so, what is the nature of the causal process? Of what kind are the primary intentional objects of memory states? How do we know that our memory experiences portray things the way they happened in the past? Given that our memory is not only a passive device for reproducing thoughts but also an active device for processing stored thoughts, when are thoughts sufficiently similar to be memory-related? The Metaphysics of Memory defends a version of the causal theory of memory, argues for direct realism about memory, proposes an externalist response to skepticism about memory knowledge, and develops a contextualist account of the factivity constraint on memory. more...

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This collection explores the structure of consciousness and its place in the world, or inversely the structure of the world and the place of consciousness in it. Topics covered include: the phenomenological aspects of experience, dependencies between experience and the world and the basic ontological categories found in the world. more...

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