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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... suggests that we are - a person is â a union of a certain immaterial mind and a certain material body . This position ... suggest that such psychological properties are not material properties . This posi- tion is called property dualism ...
... suggests that we are - a person is â a union of a certain immaterial mind and a certain material body . This position ... suggest that such psychological properties are not material properties . This posi- tion is called property dualism ...
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... suggest that none of us is an autonomous agent . None of us , the present argument suggests , is morally respon- sible for what he or she does . Possible Words I believe , and so do you , that things could have been different in ...
... suggest that none of us is an autonomous agent . None of us , the present argument suggests , is morally respon- sible for what he or she does . Possible Words I believe , and so do you , that things could have been different in ...
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... suggest or in any way inform you , that the visible object you immediately perceive , exists at a dis- tance , or ... suggested in the case . Phil . Good Hylas , do but reflect a little on the point , and then tell me whether there be ...
... suggest or in any way inform you , that the visible object you immediately perceive , exists at a dis- tance , or ... suggested in the case . Phil . Good Hylas , do but reflect a little on the point , and then tell me whether there be ...
Contents
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Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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