Brill Metaphysics or Ontology?: 311 (Gilson Studies, 311)

Product Description This volume treats the evolution of the object of metaphysics from being to the concept of being to, finally, the object. It examines metaphysics and ontology, and the history of these terms. It is relevant to scholars and philosophers. Review " Metaphysics or Ontology? masterfully treats not only the history of the controversy, but also many important metaphysical questions that have been raised over the centuries. What is at stake are the most fundamental and important questions philosophers can ask such as (1) How should we understand being--as real or possible?, (2) How should we understand existence--as actuality or as a mode of essence?, and (3) What has priority, essence or existence? This is a book that will reward the reader with new insights each time it is read; it deserves the special attention of scholars and philosophers for decades to come." Robert Anthony Delfino, St. John's University, New York About the Author Jaroszynski is professor of the philosophy of culture and art at Catholic University of Lublin. He has published six books and twenty-five articles in Polish, English, or Spanish, and lectured across five continents delivering papers in five languages.