Peter Unger, one of the world's most original and unorthodox
philosophers, is a major contributor to metaphysics, epistemology,
ethics, and philosophy of mind. A native New Yorker, for more than
thirty years he has been a Professor of Philosophy at New York
University. He is the author of Ignorance (OUP 1975, reissued
2002), Philosophical Relativity (1984, reissued by OUP 2002),
Identity, Consciousness and Value (OUP
1990), Living High and Letting Die (OUP 1996), and forthcoming
collections of his published philosophical papers (OUP, 2006).
"Unger has always been a very original and independent philosopher,
never swayed excessively by fashion. One of the two main themes of
All the Power in the World is a defense of the dualist view that
mental substances or individuals are wholly non-physical, and have
the power to make things happen in the physical world. For example,
we have the power to act freely, and the evident exercise of this
power is incompatible with physicalism.... This
argument is familiar, of course, though Unger's own version of it
is characteristically inventive. Less familiar are Unger's
ingenious arguments for dualism later in the book, based on 'the
problem of the many' for
which Unger is well known.... In a fascinating discussion... Unger
draws the conclusion that he is not a physical thing: dualism is
true and physicalism is false."--Tim Crane, Times Literary
Supplement
"All the Power in the World brims with imaginative and engaging
ideas on matters of basic metaphysics.... it is worth the careful
attention of all with a taste for grand metaphysics."--Timothy
O'Connor, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Every page of All the Power in the World will provide seasoned
philosophers, particularly those working in metaphysics and the
philosophy of mind, with much to think about. To the extent that
Unger set out to write a book that is supremely thought provoking,
he has succeeded in spades."--John Heil, Nous
"Every page of All the Power in the World will provide seasoned
philosophers, particularly those working in metaphysics and the
philosophy of mind, with much to think about. To the extent that
Unger set out to write a book that is supremely thought provoking,
he has succeeded in spades."--John Heil, Nous
"All the Power in the World brims with imaginative and engaging
ideas on matters of basic metaphysics.... it is worth the careful
attention of all with a taste for grand metaphysics."--Timothy
O'Connor, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Unger has always been a very original and independent philosopher,
never swayed excessively by fashion. One of the two main themes of
All the Power in the World is a defense of the dualist view that
mental substances or individuals are wholly non-physical, and have
the power to make things happen in the physical world. For example,
we have the power to act freely, and the evident exercise of this
power is incompatible with physicalism.... This
argument is familiar, of course, though Unger's own version of it
is characteristically inventive. Less familiar are Unger's
ingenious arguments for dualism later in the book, based on 'the
problem of the many' for
which Unger is well known.... In a fascinating discussion... Unger
draws the conclusion that he is not a physical thing: dualism is
true and physicalism is false."--Tim Crane, Times Literary
Supplement
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