{"product_id":"all-the-power-in-the-world-9780195339345","title":"All the Power in the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Unger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bold and original work of philosophy presents an exciting new picture of concrete reality. Peter Unger provocatively breaks with what he terms the conservatism of present-day philosophy, and returns to central themes from Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Russell. Wiping the slate clean, Unger works, from the ground up, to formulate a new metaphysic capable of accommodating our distinctly human perspective. He proposes a world with inherently powerful particulars of two basic sorts: one mental but not physical, the other physical but not mental. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether of one sort or the other, each individual possesses powers for determining his or her own course, as well as powers for interaction with other individuals. It is only a purely mental particular--an immaterial soul, like yourself--that is ever fit for real choosing, or for conscious experiencing. Rigorously reasoning that the only satisfactory metaphysic is one that situates the physical alongside the non-physical, Unger carefully explains the genesis of, and continual interaction of, the two sides of our deeply dualistic world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in an accessible and entertaining style, while advancing philosophical scholarship, \u003cem\u003eAll the Power in the World\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a philosophical journey into the nature of reality. In this riveting intellectual adventure, Unger reveals the need for an entirely novel approach to the nature of physical reality--and shows how this approach can lead to wholly unexpected possibilities, including disembodied human existence for billions of years. \u003cem\u003eAll the Power in the World\u003c\/em\u003e returns philosophy to its most ambitious roots in its fearless attempt to answer profoundly difficult human questions about ourselves and our world.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611827486871,"sku":"9780195339345","price":5327.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195339345.webp?v=1775073153","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/all-the-power-in-the-world-9780195339345","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}