Metaphysics: The Fundamentals presents readers with asystematic, comprehensive introductory overview of modern analyticmetaphysics.
* Presents an accessible, up-to-date and broad-ranging survey ofone of the most dynamic and often daunting sub-fields incontemporary philosophy
* Introduces readers to the seminal works of contemporary andhistoric philosophers, includingDescartes, Leibniz, Russell, David Lewis, AlvinPlantinga, Kit Fine, Peter van Inwagen, John Hawthorne and manyothers
* Explores key questions while identifying important assumptions,axioms, and methodological principles
* Addresses topics in ontology, modality, causality, anduniversals; as well as issues surrounding material composition,persistence, space, and time