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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... true because it is contradictory . Since the supposition that God does not exist leads to an absurdity , that ... true , is true of anything whatever , it will be true of God . Therefore , ( 3 ) implies that if God exists only in the ...
... true because it is contradictory . Since the supposition that God does not exist leads to an absurdity , that ... true , is true of anything whatever , it will be true of God . Therefore , ( 3 ) implies that if God exists only in the ...
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... true , and since every proposition of mathematics is necessarily true if true at all , one proposition in this pair must be a necessary truth and the other an impossibility . It thus appears that at least one impossible proposition is ...
... true , and since every proposition of mathematics is necessarily true if true at all , one proposition in this pair must be a necessary truth and the other an impossibility . It thus appears that at least one impossible proposition is ...
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... true . Now , if such necessity is closed under logical implication , it is closed under logical equivalence , and ' N ( p · pɔ q ) ' will be true only if ' N ( p q ) ' is . Our selectivity analysis suggests , how- ever , that ' N ( p ...
... true . Now , if such necessity is closed under logical implication , it is closed under logical equivalence , and ' N ( p · pɔ q ) ' will be true only if ' N ( p q ) ' is . Our selectivity analysis suggests , how- ever , that ' N ( p ...
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Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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