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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... least one of the locations of one will be the same as at least one of the locations of the other . So extension must not be carried too far , lest the location of events in extended personal time loses its utility as a means of keeping ...
... least one of the locations of one will be the same as at least one of the locations of the other . So extension must not be carried too far , lest the location of events in extended personal time loses its utility as a means of keeping ...
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... least ) has been willing to concede that , if ability were conditionally analyzable and compatibilism were true , some of the modal principles he assumes would fail ; but he also insists - correctly , I believe that this fact alone ...
... least ) has been willing to concede that , if ability were conditionally analyzable and compatibilism were true , some of the modal principles he assumes would fail ; but he also insists - correctly , I believe that this fact alone ...
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... least in part about A.D. 1965 since Saunders's writing his paper in A.D. 1965 is also a necessary condition of the truth of that statement . Given ( B ) the notion of a " hard " fact may be explained as follows : ( C ) " Statement p ...
... least in part about A.D. 1965 since Saunders's writing his paper in A.D. 1965 is also a necessary condition of the truth of that statement . Given ( B ) the notion of a " hard " fact may be explained as follows : ( C ) " Statement p ...
Contents
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Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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