Table of Contents

1: Identity
2: Existence
3: Predication
4: Necessity
5: Truth
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Colin McGinn is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New York.

Reviews

The writing is indeed crisp, engaging, and free of formalisms ... there is so much of interest in McGinn's book, and its lively style and provocative proposals will no doubt stimulate further work on our "conceptual bedrock". The Philosophical Review There is much food for thought in McGinn's discussions and each chapter is rich with a series of considerations for thinking that the currently received views on the various topics have some serious difficulties that need confronting ... For those interested in metaphysics and the philosophy of logic, this book will stimulate much further thought Mind The sweep of the book is broad and the pace is brisk ... There is much material here to provide the basis for many a deep philosophical discussion Mind Lucid and provocative little book ... clear, direct and well argued Times Higher Education Supplement