The way things are : basic reading in metaphysical philosophy
This 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.
9780070101982, 0070101981
1027889805
PART I: Introductory Essay, William R. CarterPART II: IDENTITY1. Of Personal Identity, David Hume2. Of Identity and Diversity, John Locke3. Of Identity, Thomas Reid4. Rigid Designation, Hugh S. Chandler5. Where Am I? Daniel C. DennettPART III: TIME6. The Paradoxes of Time Travel, David K. Lewis7. Time Without Change, Sydney Shoemaker8. How Fast does Time Pass?, Ned MarkosianPART IV: EXISTENCE9. Space, Time and Universals, Nicholas Wolterwstorff10. Negative Existentials, Richard Cartwright11. The Ontological Argument, William L. Rowe12. The First Dialogue, George BerkeleyPART V: MIND AND BODY13. On the Nature of the Human Mind, Rene Descartes14. Body and Soul, Richard Swinburne15. Conceivability and the Cartesian Argument for Dualism, James van Cleeve16. An Argument for the Identity Theory, David K. Lewis17. What Mary Didn't Know, Frank Jackson18. Mental Events, Donald DavidsonPART VI: CAUSALITY AND FREE WILL19. Of the Idea of Necessary Connection, David Hume20. Selective Necessity and the Free Will Problem, Michael Slote21. Freedom and Foreknowledge, John Martin Fischer