Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Some preliminary doctrines; 3. Properties I; 4. Properties II; 5. Powers and dispositions; 6. Relations; 7. Particulars; 8. States of affairs; 9. Independence; 10. Modality; 11. Numbers; 12. Classes; 13. Totality states of affairs; 14. Singular causation; 15. Laws I; 16. Laws II; 17. The unity of the world.

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Offers a comprehensive system of analytical metaphysics, argued from a distinctive philosophical perspective.

Reviews

a --E Thanks to Armstronga -- s excellent book, we know much better than before what lies ahead if we choose truthmaking and forsake combinatorialism.a -- David Lewis, Times Literary Supplement a --E A World of States of Affairs is not only a fitting summation of Armstronga -- s contribution to metaphysics over the last twenty years, it is also an important contribution to the contemporary debate.a -- Mind a --E The Armstrong approach to metaphysics is presented clearly and comprehensively.a -- Philosophy