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Index
EEn
Approaches to Metaphysics
Copyright Info
TOC
List of Contributors
Introduction: Taking Metaphysics Seriously
I
II
III
Notes
I
II
III
Notes
Part One - Issues In Classical Metaphysics
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Part Two - Modern Challenges To The Scope Of Metaphysics
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Part Three - On The Road To Metaphysics – Freedom, Agency, And Existence
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Part Four - Metaphysical Theories In A Contemporary Context
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Part Five - The Possibility Of Metaphysics
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Index Of Names
Index Of Subjects
Studies In Philosophy And Religion
List of Contributors
Introduction: Taking Metaphysics Seriously
I
II
III
Notes
I
II
III
Notes
Part One - Issues In Classical Metaphysics
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Part Two - Modern Challenges To The Scope Of Metaphysics
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Part Three - On The Road To Metaphysics – Freedom, Agency, And Existence
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Part Four - Metaphysical Theories In A Contemporary Context
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Part Five - The Possibility Of Metaphysics
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Index Of Names
Index Of Subjects
Studies In Philosophy And Religion
Copyright Info
TOC
List of Contributors
Introduction: Taking Metaphysics Seriously
I
II
III
Notes
I
II
III
Notes
Part One - Issues In Classical Metaphysics
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Part Two - Modern Challenges To The Scope Of Metaphysics
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Part Three - On The Road To Metaphysics – Freedom, Agency, And Existence
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Part Four - Metaphysical Theories In A Contemporary Context
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Part Five - The Possibility Of Metaphysics
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Index Of Names
Index Of Subjects
Studies In Philosophy And Religion
List of Contributors
Introduction: Taking Metaphysics Seriously
I
II
III
Notes
I
II
III
Notes
Part One - Issues In Classical Metaphysics
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 1 Does Being Have A Nature? (or: Metaphysics As A Science Of The Real)
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Conclusions 1 And 9
Aureol Against The First Conclusion
Defense Of The First Conclusion
Defense Of The Conclusion
The Unity Of The Concept
The Reality Of The Concept
Against Univocity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2 Logic And Metaphysics In German Philosophy From Melanchthon To Hegel
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
I
II
III
IV
V
Notes
Chapter 3 Metaphysics‚ Mathematics‚ And Pre-established Harmony
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Schlick, Reichenbach, And The Use Of The Concept Of Pre-established Harmony
The Revival Of Leibniz Studies And PreEstablished Harmony
Cantor And The Formation Of Mathematical Concepts
The Göttingen School
Edmund Husserl
Conclusion
Notes
Part Two - Modern Challenges To The Scope Of Metaphysics
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Chapter 4 The Integration Of History And Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 5 Suffering, Metaphysics, And Nietzsche’s Path To The Holy
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
The Tragic Myth: Cosmology
The Conceits Of Decline: Metaphysics
The Authority Of Suffering: Christianity
An Astonishing Innocence
Gratitude: The Possibility Of Virtue
The Holy Way
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 Can ‘Creation’ Be A Metaphysical Concept?
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Introduction
Ontological Dependence And ‘Creation’
Heidegger, Theology And Metaphysics
Heidegger And Metaphysics
Conclusion
Closing Comment
Notes
Chapter 7 Metaphysics West And East: Bosanquet And Sankara
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Introduction
Bosanquet
Bosanquet On The World And The Absolute
The Absolute And Individuality
The Concrete Universal And The Finite Individual
Summary
Sankara
Sankara On
(the World) And
(universal Sell)
And The Concepts Of
(finite Self),
(world),
(true Self) And
(ignorance)
The Realization Of The Self And The Absolute
Some Final Remarks
Notes
Part Three - On The Road To Metaphysics – Freedom, Agency, And Existence
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Chapter 8 Metaphysics And The Origins Of Arendt’s Account Of Evil And Human Freedom
Notes
Notes
Chapter 9 Agents, Causes, And Explanations: The Idea Of A Metaphysical System
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
The Nature Of Metaphysics
A Sense Of Efficient Causality
Ideas About Agents
Agency And The Metaphysical Divide
The World Of Objects
More Ideas About Agents
The Centrality Of Complex Properties And Predicates
The Delineation Of Complexity
Understanding A Universe With Complex Predicates
How Agents Figure In Such A Universe
The Will And The Boundaries Of Experience
Could Anything Move A “will”?
The Disjunctive Transcendentals
The Tensions In Theism
Notes
Chapter 10 Speculative And Analytical Philosophy, Theories Of Existence, And The Generalization Of The Mathematical Function
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Theories Of Existence
The Weak Theory Of Existence
Speculative Philosophy And The SelfExplanatory
Speculative And Analytical Philosophy: The Activity Debate
The Generalizations Of The Function
Activity And Ineffability
The Strategy Of Generalization
The Theory Of Serial Recursion
The Deduction Of Free Activity
Some Features And Consequences Of The Generalization
Notes
Part Four - Metaphysical Theories In A Contemporary Context
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Chapter 11 Jacques Maritain And The Metaphysics Of Plato
Notes
Notes
Chapter 12 Metaphysics And Idealism
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Notes
Chapter 13 Empiricism: Principles And Problems
Notes
Notes
Part Five - The Possibility Of Metaphysics
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Chapter 14 Metaphysics as "De Insolubilibus"
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
De Interpretatione 9 Revisited
Abelard’s Paradox
The Liar
Agency
The Self
The Moral?
Appendix: The Problem Of Intentionality
Notes
Chapter 15 Designing Metaphysics
Notes
Notes
Index Of Names
Index Of Subjects
Studies In Philosophy And Religion
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