What is reality?

• Verfasst von: Inman, Ross [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: What is reality?
• Titelzusatz: an introduction to metaphysics
• Verf.angabe: Ross D. Inman
• Verlagsort: Downers Grove, Illinois
• Verlag: IVP Academic
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: [2024]
• Umfang: xvi, 254 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Questions in Christian philosophy
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-5140-0680-1
• Schlagwörter: (s)Metaphysik / (s)Existenz / (s)Ontologie / (s)Universalien / (s)Wesen / (s)Modalität / (s)Substanz
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Inman, Ross D: What is reality?. - Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2024] |(DLC)2024012534
• Sach-SW: PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics
• Sach-SW: PHILOSOPHY / Religious
• K10plus-PPN: 1886002517

Abstract

"In this introduction to metaphysics, Ross Inman introduces us to the tradition of metaphysics in Western philosophy, what it means to do metaphysics as a Christian, and considers timeless and universal inquiries into central topics of metaphysics: identity, necessity and possibility, properties, universals, substances, and parts and wholes"--

Abstract

"What is real? How do we determine what the fundamental structures of reality are?In this Questions in Christian Philosophy volume, philosopher Ross Inman offers an introduction to metaphysics. He introduces us to the tradition of metaphysics in Western philosophy, what it means to do metaphysics as a Christian, and considers timeless and universal inquiries into the central topics of metaphysics: identity, necessity and possibility, properties, universals, substances, and parts and wholes.With this academic but accessible primer, readers will be introduced to the key topics explored in contemporary metaphysics.The Questions in Christian Philosophy Series features introductory textbooks that offer students a Christian perspective on the various branches of philosophy, enabling them as they seek to understand all facets of life including existence, knowledge, ethics, art, and more"--