Ontology and the Ambitions of Metaphysics

by Thomas Hofweber

Book Overview

Many significant problems in metaphysics are tied to ontological questions, but ontology and its relation to larger questions in metaphysics give rise to a series of puzzles that suggest that we don't fully understand what ontology is supposed to do, nor what ambitions metaphysics can have for finding out about what the world is like. Thomas Hofweber aims to solve these puzzles about ontology and consequently to make progress on four central metaphysical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198802234
• ISBN13: 9780198802235
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"