What is Reality?

An Introduction to Metaphysics

By: Doug Erlandson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Metaphysics, the study of reality, is the heart of the philosophy. For the early philosophers of Greece, the pre-Socratics, it was the most foundational area of thought, as they attempted to formulate their answers to the question, "What is the universe?" That question is still the focus of metaphysics, although the range of issues discussed in metaphysics has greatly expanded. "What is Reality? An Introduction to Metaphysics," is a straightforward presentation of the most fundamental issues discussed in metaphysics. Included are chapters on the nature of reality, the unity or diversity of the universe (the One and the Many), the relationship between the mind and the brain, the nature of personal identity, the characteristics of free will and the nature of freedom, the possibility of surviving bodily death, the nature of time (and timelessness), and reasons to believe in God's existence. Written primarily for the person encountering philosophical metaphysics for the first time, "What is Reality" provides an excellent introduction to this fascinating branch of philosophy.