Being in America : : sixty years of the metaphysical society / / edited by Brian G. Henning and David Kovacs.

• Superior document: Value Inquiry Book Series ; Volume 272
• TeilnehmendeR: Henning, Brian G.,; Kovacs, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam, Netherlands : : Rodopi,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Value inquiry book series ; Volume 272.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.

Since its founding in 1950, the Metaphysical Society of America has remained a pluralistic community dedicated to rigorous philosophical inquiry into the most basic metaphysical questions. At each year’s conference, the presidential address offers original insights into metaphysical questions. Both the insights and the questions are as perennial as they are relevant to contemporary philosophers. This volume collects eighteen of the finest representatives from those presidential addresses, including contributions from George Allan, Richard Bernstein, Norris Clarke, Vincent Colapietro, Frederick Ferré, Jorge J. E. Gracia, Joseph Grange, Marjorie Grene, George Klubertanz, Ivor Leclerc, Ralph McInerny, Ernan McMullin, Joseph Owens, John Herman Randall, Jr., Nicholas Rescher, Stanley Rosen, John E. Smith, and Robert Sokolowski. Also included are Paul Weiss’s inaugural address to the Society, an introduction chronicling the history of the Society, and an original Foreword by William Desmond and Epilogue by Robert Neville.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE FOUR-FOLD ART OF AVOIDING QUESTIONS / Paul Weiss -- THE PROBLEM OF THE ANALOGY OF BEING / George Klubertanz -- THE SELF AS SOURCE OF MEANING IN METAPHYSICS / W. Norris Clarke -- REALITY AND METAPHYSICS / Joseph Owens -- MERLEAU-PONTY AND THE RENEWAL OF ONTOLOGY / Marjorie Grene -- METAPHYSICS, CRITIQUE, AND UTOPIA / Richard J. Bernstein -- THE QUESTION OF BEING / Robert Sokolowski -- IS METAPHYSICS POSSIBLE? / Stanley Rosen -- THE SCIENCE WE ARE SEEKING / Ralph McInerny -- THE PRACTICALITY OF METAPHYSICS / Frederick Ferré -- TWO FACES OF SCIENCE / Ernan McMullin -- ARE CATEGORIES INVENTED OR DISCOVERED? A RESPONSE TO FOUCAULT / Jorge J. E. Gracia -- TEXTUALITY, REALITY, AND THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE / Nicholas Rescher -- METAPHYSICS AND LANGUAGE / John Herman Randall -- BEING, IMMEDIACY, AND ARTICULATION / John E. Smith -- STRIVING TO SPEAK IN A HUMAN VOICE: A PEIRCEAN CONTRIBUTION TO METAPHYSICAL DISCOURSE / Vincent Colapietro -- THE METAPHYSICS OF THE GOOD / Ivor Leclerc -- PERISHABLE GOODS / George Allan -- THE GENEROSITY OF THE GOOD / Joseph Grange -- THE LEGACY AND FUTURE / Robert C. Neville -- BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES OF THE METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 1952–2010 / Brian G. Henning and David Kovacs -- INDEX / Brian G. Henning and David Kovacs -- VIBS / Brian G. Henning and David Kovacs.