Author: Michael Tooley
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: metaphysics, analytical, volume, modality, necessity, possibility, amp
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1999-06-01
List price: $145.00
ISBN-10: 081533382X
ISBN-13: 9780815333821

Author: Michael Tooley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: causation, tense, time
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2000-11-30
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0198250746
ISBN-13: 9780198250746

Michael Tooley presents a major new philosophical theory of the nature of time, offering a powerful alternative to the traditional "tensed" and recent "tenseless" accounts of time. He argues for a dynamic conception of the universe, in which past, present, and future are not merely subjective features of experience. He claims that the past and the present are real, while the future is not. Tooley’s approach accounts for time in terms of causation. He therefore claims that the key to understanding the dynamic nature of the universe is to understand the nature of causation. Time, Tense, an

Author: Michael Tooley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: causation, tense, time
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 1997-04-24
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0198235798
ISBN-13: 9780198235798

Michael Tooley presents a major new philosophical theory of the nature of time. He argues for a dynamic conception of the universe, according to which past, present, and future are not merely subjective features of experience: past and present are real, while the future is not. The key to understanding the nature of time is to understand the relation between time and causation. Time, Tense, and Causation is a landmark treatment of one of the oldest and most fascinating of intellectual problems; it is rich in sophisticated and stimulating discussions of a variety of metaphysical issues.

Author: Michael Tooley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: approach, realist, causation
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1988-03-10
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0198249624
ISBN-13: 9780198249627

Tooley here sets out and defends realist accounts of traditional empiricist explanations of causation and laws of nature, arguing that since reductionist accounts of causation are exposed to decisive objections, empiricists must break with that tradition.

Author: Michael Tooley
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: analytical, metaphysics, volume, time, over, actuality, identity, particulars
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1999-06-01
List price: $155.00
ISBN-10: 0815330677
ISBN-13: 9780815330677

Authors:Ernest Sosa, Michael Tooley,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: philosophy, readings, oxford, causation
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1993-05-27
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0198750943
ISBN-13: 9780198750949

This volume presents a selection of the most influential recent discussions of the crucial metaphysical question: What is it for one event to cause another? The subject of causation bears on many topics, such as time, explanation, mental states, the laws of nature, and the philosophy of science. Contributors include J.L Mackie, Michael Scriven, Jaegwon Kim, G.E.M. Anscombe, G.H. von Wright, C.J. Ducasse, Wesley C. Salmon, David Lewis, Paul Horwich, Jonathan Bennett, Ernest Sosa, and Michael Tooley.

Authors:Michael Tooley, Celia Wolf-Devine, Philip E. Devine,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: counterpoint, point, perspectives, three, abortion
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-01-13
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0195308956
ISBN-13: 9780195308952

Moving beyond traditional "liberal versus conservative" arguments for and against abortion, Abortion: Three Perspectives is an up-to-date, accessible, and engaging exploration of this highly contentious issue. Featuring a triangular debate between four prominent moral and political philosophers, it presents three different political perspectives: Michael Tooley argues the "liberal" pro-choice approach; Philip E. Devine and Celia Wolf-Devine argue the "communitarian" pro-life approach; and Alison M. Jaggar argues the "gender justice" approach. However, each of the authors’ self-identifica