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Cambridge An Introduction to Metaphysics Book - Paperback - 08 April 2010 Paperback – Illustrated, 8 April 2010

by John W. Carroll (Author), Ned Markosian (Author)
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What makes it the case that one event causes another event? What are material objects? What makes it the case that a person may exist at two different times? This engaging and well-written introduction makes these questions tractable by presenting the features and flaws of current attempts to answer them.
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'This textbook does remarkably well at combining breadth with depth, and accessibility with rigor. It covers every major issue debated in metaphysics today; it is clear and careful; it avoids taking sides. The writing style is decidedly engaging and at times amusing – if the book were not being so clear about such confusing matters, one would almost say that it is fun to read.' Crawford L. Elder, University of Connecticut

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Discusses and invites students to reflect on topics such as causation, freedom and determinism, laws of nature, and material objects.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (8 April 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521533686
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521533683
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.4 x 1.6 x 24.69 cm
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Lívia Nogueira
5.0 out of 5 stars Interessante
Reviewed in Brazil on 10 July 2020
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É um ótimo livro para quem já tem conhecimentos de filosofia. Há bastantes referências, e a leitura é bem didática, na qual demonstra vários pontos de vistas sem privilegiar um em detrimento dos outros.
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Philonous
5.0 out of 5 stars A Clear And Comprehensive Introduction
Reviewed in the United States on 20 February 2012
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For those of you who are intimidated by the philosophical branch of Metaphysics, this is probably the best introductory book on Metaphysics for undergraduate philosophy students. I personally tried to buy and borrow some books on metaphysics, and unfortunately these books were either for graduate or advanced undergraduate students who are already familiar with the philosophical terminologies that most of us are not familiar with. I decided to download this book on Kindle to read it, and I do not regret it for one bit. It is written in a very clear and comprehensive manner in such a way that college student could understand it. It does involve some effort on the part of the reader to try to understand the book, but overall it is reader-friendly for beginners or amateurs. I also believe that the author of the book was able to present the problems in metaphysics in a interesting matter that would help beginners to appreciate the branch of Metaphysics. The use of analogies and concrete examples did help me understand the problem better. Overall, I would really recommend this book to anyone who is curious enough to understand what Metaphysics is.
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Robert Williams
3.0 out of 5 stars ... the students appears to be that it could be better written. The overall structure is logical however the ...
Reviewed in the United States on 19 September 2017
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This book is used as a text by Macquarie University for their undergraduate unit in metaphysics and the consensus of the students appears to be that it could be better written. The overall structure is logical however the content of the individual chapters is often expressed poorly and, while the concepts are not in themselves difficult, the arguments can be unnecessarily difficult to follow. Even the lecturer said that he had difficulty following it and had to read certain sections several times over.
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WittG
4.0 out of 5 stars carefully scoped and meticulously written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2013
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Carroll's effort to produce a book that outlines the major themes without losing any relevance succeeds on both fronts. It is well written and neither condescending nor over simplified. Most importantly it is upto date and despite the word "introduction" it is far from being a primer. The section on causality is especially good.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Only iff you MUST!
Reviewed in the United States on 15 August 2018
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Kindle edition is a total mess! Page numbers are like that: p. 212 -214...…
And so is a percentage like: 51 % and on the next page 53% or something.
It is most definitly NOT an Introduction for a complete newbe! Let us say, you have just finished reading about Ethics and you are to introduce yourself to Metaphisics ..... My advice look somewhere ELSE!
Some topics are NOT explained well at all. And some text is too general......
I was reading What is this thing called Philosophy , again and without it would be lost!
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