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OverviewOriginally published in 1963. An outline of the metaphysical positions held by such major philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hegel, Kant, Hume, Moore, Bradley, Wittgenstein. The author maintains – controversially – that metaphysical arguments have a close bearing on religious and moral beliefs. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William H. WalshPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367194109ISBN 10: 0367194104 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 October 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. The Philosophy of Plato 3. Metaphysics as News from Nowhere 4. Materialism and Aristotelianism 5. Metaphysics without Ontology 6. The Limits of Reason: Descartes and Cogito ergo sum 7. The Limits of Reason: Hume and Causality 8. Contemporary Anti-metaphysics 9. The Origins of Hegelianism 10. Metaphysical Assertion and Metaphysical Argument 11. True and False in Metaphysics 12. Metaphysics and AnalysisReviewsReviews of the original publication: ""This book has the virtues we expect of its author. It is clear, judicious, sober, a very professional job…a valuable contribution to the teaching literature of the subject."" Oxford Magazine ""A very well-balanced and judicious survey of its field of inquiry. It will be especially useful to the well-informed reader."" Philosophical Books Reviews of the original publication: This book has the virtues we expect of its author. It is clear, judicious, sober, a very professional job...a valuable contribution to the teaching literature of the subject. Oxford Magazine A very well-balanced and judicious survey of its field of inquiry. It will be especially useful to the well-informed reader. Philosophical Books Author InformationWilliam H. Walsh Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |