Varieties of Things : Foundations of Contemporary Metaphysics

"Varieties of Things: Foundations of Contemporary Metaphysics" is about some of the most fundamental kinds of things that there are; the things that we encounter in everyday experience. A book about the things that we encounter in everyday experience. It contains a thorough and accessible discussion of the nature and aims of metaphysics. It examines a wide range of ontological categories, including both particulars and universals. It mounts a forceful and persuasive case for anti-reductionism.