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Part of the new Routledge Contemporary Readings in Philosophy series, designed to complement Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy

Complements Loux's successful Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction 2nd edition (Routledge, 2001)

Draws together both classic and contemporary readings, including recently overlooked twentieth century classics, such as Russell on universals, Ayer on indiscernibles and McTaggart on time

Comprehensive introductions to each chapter guide students into the topics and set the book apart from many competing anthologies

Michael J. Loux is a well-known and respected metaphysician. He is author of the first and second editions of Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 1997/2001) and of Substance and Attribute (CUP, 1978), one of the major metaphysics books of the late twentieth century. He is also author of several articles in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. His home institution, Notre Dame, is one of the top world metaphysics departments and home to Peter van Inwagen (author of a competing Blackwell title) and Alvin Plantinga