"This is a work of the highest quality It is lucid, spells out each position with readily comprehensible arguments, and manages in the process to effortlessly integrate the most current views with classical, historical material... It is without doubt the best general introduction to current treatments of metaphysics I have seen. A first-rate book." --Gerald Vision, Temple University

• Preface 1. Metaphysics; 2. Idealism; 3. Material Minds; 4. Substance; 5. Parts and Wholes; 6. Change; 7. Personal Identity; 8. Responsibility; 9. Causal Determinism; 10. Fate; 11. God; 12. Being Realistic Suggestions for Further Reading

"This is a work of the highest quality It is lucid, spells out each position with readily comprehensible arguments, and manages in the process to effortlessly integrate the most current views with classical, historical material... It is without doubt the best general introduction to current treatments of metaphysics I have seen. A first-rate book." --Gerald Vision, Temple University

• Preface 1. Metaphysics; 2. Idealism; 3. Material Minds; 4. Substance; 5. Parts and Wholes; 6. Change; 7. Personal Identity; 8. Responsibility; 9. Causal Determinism; 10. Fate; 11. God; 12. Being Realistic Suggestions for Further Reading