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David Armstrong / Stephen Mumford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mumford, Stephen, author.
- Series:
- Philosophy now (Teddington, London, England)
- Philosophy now
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armstrong, D. M. (David Malet), 1926-2014--Criticism and interpretation.
- Armstrong, D. M.
- Philosophy, Australian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- David (D. M.) Armstrong is one of Australias greatest philosophers. His chief philosophical achievement has been the development of a core metaphysical programme, embracing the topics of universals, laws, modality and facts: a naturalistic metaphysics, consistent with a scientific view of the natural world. In this book Stephen Mumford offers an introduction to the full range of Armstrongs thought. Beginning with a discussion of Armstongs naturalism, his most general commitment, and his realism about universals, Mumford then examines Armstrong's theories of laws, modality and dispositions, which make up the basics of his core theory. With this in place, Mumford explores his ideas on perception, mind and belief before returning to metaphysics in the final chapters, looking at truth and the new view of instantiation. The book is a dispassionate, fair and unbiased account of Armstrongs thought. Although Armstongs is a body of work that Mumford regards highly and of real significance, he nevertheless highlights areas of weakness and issues about which there is room for further debate.
- Contents:
- Naturalism
- Universals
- Laws of nature
- Possibility
- Dispositions
- States of affairs
- Sensations and perceptions
- Metaphysics of mind
- Knowledge and belief
- Truthmaking
- Necessity.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-49324-9
- 1-315-71187-7
- 1-317-49325-7
- 1-84465-300-5
- 9786612534515
- 1-282-53451-3
- 9781315711874
- OCLC:
- 958109318
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