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'Very good…It goes into a lot of detail while always keeping the reader’s eyes on the main issues. The chapters are well-structured and well-written.' - Tim Crane, Times Higher Education Supplement
'Excellent…It is well written and meets the need for something harder than first year texts. Students and teachers will like it.' - Frank Jackson, Australian National University
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Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction is aimed at students of metaphysics who have already completed an introductory philosophy course. This third edition of the successful textbook provides a fresh look at key topics in metaphysics and includes two new chapters on time and causation.
Wherever possible, Loux links contemporary views to their classical sources in the history of philosophy. This new edition also keeps the user-friendly format, the chapter overviews summarizing the main topics and examples to clarify difficult concepts.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I totally disagree with the reviewer who gave this book only 3 stars. This is the best introductory philosophical text I've ever read - and I've been studying philosophy for over 25 years. The structure is very user-friendly, the prose style is a clear as it gets (I don't agree that the author's style is tediously long-winded), and the text as a whole is pitched at exactly the optimum level for undergraduates; it gives just the kind of accessible, straightforward guidance they need in order to well in examinations, whilst providing enough detail and depth to create a solid foundation for further studies at a higher level. Loux always manages to achieve this and also succeeds in conveying a sense of the importance and centrality of the subject matter. Some philosophers - including some rather distinguished ones - seem to write as if they are thinking "this all makes perfect sense to me; if anyone doesn't understand it that's their problem" - even when writing at an introductory level - but this is as near perfect a textbook as you'll ever read. Highly recommended. Don't skip the introduction, by the way, since this is a superb summary of the heart of "where philosophy is at" at this point in its history.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book is part of the core reading for my second year of a BA Hons degree in Philosophy and boy has it helped! Full of useful and interesting articles and snippets, this book is a brilliant read for those being introduced into metaphysics yet have a background in philosophy. I would whole heartedly recommend you buy this book!
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I found this to be a good metaphysics introduction at the undergraduate level. One or two of the topics I have read reasonably extensively on, but still found something new in Loux's book, or found his explanations particularly clear. The chapters on universals and concrete particulars are particularly good. I also liked his final chapter on realism versus anti realism.
On the downside I found the writing style occasionally a little irritating, mainly because he over-explains some items. (However, this is a lesser sin than assuming the reader understands and jumping around without sufficient explanation). The chapter on causality, which is a subject I am interested in, is thin. There is nothing on freedom and determinism or the mind-body issue. Perhaps these are not contemporary.
On the downside I found the writing style occasionally a little irritating, mainly because he over-explains some items. (However, this is a lesser sin than assuming the reader understands and jumping around without sufficient explanation). The chapter on causality, which is a subject I am interested in, is thin. There is nothing on freedom and determinism or the mind-body issue. Perhaps these are not contemporary.
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