In this short text, a distinguished philosopher turns his attention to one of the oldest and most fundamental philosophical problems of all: How it is that we are able to sort and classify different things as being of the same natural class ...

A classic in philosophy of mind that has been engaged with and debated since its first publication in 1968 Armstrong is probably the best-known Australian philosopher and a major figure in philosophy of mind generally This Routledge ...

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The emphasis is always on the arguments used and the way one position develops from another. By the end of the book the reader is afforded both a grasp of the state of the controversy and how we got there.

David Armstrong sets out his metaphysical system in a set of concise and lively chapters each dealing with one aspect of the world.

These are then linked to other issues such as the nature of mind, matter, universals, existence, laws of nature and causation.

In this important study D. M. Armstrong offers a comprehensive system of analytical metaphysics that synthesizes but also develops his thinking over the past twenty years.

Preface Part I. Non-Naturalist Theories of Possibility: 1.

The author re-examines all the traditional objections to a Direct Realist theory and tries to show that they can be overcome. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy.

The book as a whole if offered as a contribution to a naturalistic account of man.