Autor: Peter van Inwagen

The only anthology available on material constitution, this book collects important recent work on well known puzzles in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. The extensive, clearly written introductio …

According to Peter van Inwagen, visible inanimate objects do not, strictly speaking, exist. In defending this controversial thesis, he offers fresh insights on such topics as personal identity, commo …

In a book that will appeal to a general audience as well as philosophers of religion, a leading metaphysician tackles fundamental theological problems in a lucid and engaging manner. Peter van Inwage …

The nature of persons is a perennial topic of debate in philosophy, currently enjoying something of a revival. In this volume for the first time metaphysical debates about the nature of human persons …

It is generally supposed that the fact that the world contains a vast amount of suffering, much of it truly horrible suffering, confronts those who believe in an all-powerful and benevolent Creator w …

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"There is much to bee learned from this book…. Material Beings is a refreshing example of straight-on, full-speed metaphysics. Van Inwagen goes where his arguments lead himand they lead him to …

Is evil evidence against the existence of God? A collection of essays by philosophers, theologians, and other scholars.   Even if God and evil are compatible, it remains hotly contested whether …

For millennia, philosophers have debated about the existence of things – not only the existence of things like God, demons and the soul, but things like mathematical objects, qualities and attributes …

For millennia, philosophers have debated about the existence of things – not only the existence of things like God, demons and the soul, but things like mathematical objects, qualities and attributes …

This book is an introduction to metaphysics. It presupposes no previous acquaintance with philosophy, and addresses the following questions: What is metaphysics? Is there a plurality of things, or is …

This book is an introduction to metaphysics. It presupposes no previous acquaintance with philosophy, and addresses the following questions: What is metaphysics? Is there a plurality of things, or is …

In Do Numbers Exist? Peter van Inwagen and William Lane Craig take opposite sides on whether there are abstract objects, such as numbers and properties. Craig argues that there are no abstract object …

In Do Numbers Exist? Peter van Inwagen and William Lane Craig take opposite sides on whether there are abstract objects, such as numbers and properties. Craig argues that there are no abstract object …

The Abstract and the Concrete presents nine essays in ontology by Peter van Inwagen. Three of the essays concern topics in meta-ontology: the idea of multiple modes of being; Carnap’s idea that the q …

The Abstract and the Concrete presents nine essays in ontology by Peter van Inwagen. Three of the essays concern topics in meta-ontology: the idea of multiple modes of being; Carnap’s idea that the q …

O QUE NÓS SOMOS? ALMAS? CORPOS? Ou somos compostos de almas e corpos? Idealistas afirmam que uma pessoa é uma alma; materialistas, que é um corpo; e dualistas, que é um conjunto de alma e corpo. Pess …