Metaphysics structure function von korner stephan (7 Ergebnisse)

New edition. 8vo. xi + 238pp. Ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Original blue boards with gilt lettering to faded spine. ISBN 0521264960 US$12.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Photos included in listing. About the book This is an ambitious and substantial study of metaphysics: its nature and inescapability. Professor Körner's method may be described as 'philosophical anthropology', and aims to arrive at a characterisation of the metaphysical beliefs with which we (have to) operate. Professor Körner begins by describing how the categorical framework of a person's metaphysical beliefs may be embedded in more ordinary beliefs and practical attitudes to the world. He illustrates the variety of such frameworks and describes their role, going on to explain how they may be modified by argument and reflection. This is an independent inquiry, but also the culmination of a series of Professor Körner's earlier works. The writing is extremely clear and the material sensitively controlled, revealing great learning and many suggestive insights and comparisons. It presents overall a comprehensive and carefully thought-out account of metaphysics.…

Zustand: Very Good. Very good, sewn binding, xi, 249 pp., 22,5 x 15 x 1,5, weight 318 g, with bibliography, notes and index Blind stamp on flyleaf, letterbox mail.

Zustand: New.

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 238pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine, sl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & fading to spine & flaps, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear). …

paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

1st ed. - With index. - Hardcover with dustjacket.