Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Academic Books/
  2. Philosophy

Will and World: A Study in Metaphysics

by N. M. L. Nathan

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.5 cm

£119.48

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 5 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
Beneath metaphysical problems there often lies a conflict between what we want to be true and what we believe to be true. Nathan provides a general account of the resolution of this conflict as a philosophical objective, showing that there are ways of thinking it through systematically with a view to resolving or alleviating it. The author also studies in detail a set of interrelated conflicts about the freedom and the reality of the will. He shows how difficult it is to find a freedom either of decision or of action which is both an object of reflective desire and an object of rational belief. He also examines conflicts about volition as such, contending that the veridicality of volitional experience is no less easy to doubt than the veridicality of our experience of colors. In this context, arguments emerge for a voluntarist theory of the self. Nathan's important book will be essential reading for all philosophers interested in free will, volition, the self, and the methodology of metaphysics.
Will and World: A Study in Metaphysics and A Map of Selves: Beyond Philosophy of Mind
A Map of Selves: Beyond Philosophy of MindWill and World: A Study in Metaphysics
  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    OUP Oxford

  • Published

    January 1992

  • Weight

    364g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198239543

  • ISBN-10

    0198239548

  • Eden Code

    4729382

Over 14,000 churches and schools have upgraded to an Advance Account and we‘d love to welcome you into this free program. We know that church volunteers and school teachers often use their own money, then have claim it back on on an expense form. We can take all of that hassle away by invoicing your church or school directly and delivering your order straight away.

Opening an account is quick and easy, with most accounts being approved and setup within a few hours of filling in the form below (on weekdays, not weekends). As soon as we‘ve approved the application we‘ll send you an email to let you know that its done.

Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account