The Way Things are: Basic Readings in MetaphysicsThis anthology of classic and contemporary readings addresses the major areas of metaphysical inquiry: personal identity and responsibility; free will and determinism; change and time; existence and non-existence; the mind-body problem; and causal determinism and free will. |
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... hand of a supernatural being and on the other hand of a biblical character . It is debatable whether God created the world , but it is plainly false that God * did so . Similarly , it is false that Napoleon * lost the Battle of Waterloo ...
... hand of a supernatural being and on the other hand of a biblical character . It is debatable whether God created the world , but it is plainly false that God * did so . Similarly , it is false that Napoleon * lost the Battle of Waterloo ...
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... hand , my desk , which likewise has loca- tion in space , does have a north and south , left and right , top and bottom , half . Thus some of the things which have location in space have spatial parts and some do not . It may be noted ...
... hand , my desk , which likewise has loca- tion in space , does have a north and south , left and right , top and bottom , half . Thus some of the things which have location in space have spatial parts and some do not . It may be noted ...
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... hand may sometimes , as may any limb , give a reflex response to a question rather than a considered judgement ( the ... hand may be able by pointing to give the answers to questions about objects presented to the left side of the visual ...
... hand may sometimes , as may any limb , give a reflex response to a question rather than a considered judgement ( the ... hand may be able by pointing to give the answers to questions about objects presented to the left side of the visual ...
Contents
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Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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