Reviews for How Things Persist

The average rating for How Things Persist based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-05-04 00:00:00 Sean Woods I just finished this book, as I have exams next week in Metaphysics. We'll, I'm really satisfied with the explanatory part, I don't regret the 23 hours I've spent to read and comprehend it. The first 100 pages are quite difficult but this is not only because I was trying to familiarize with Endurance, perdurance and Stage theory, but because Kathrine mentions arbitrary things from the other side of metaphysics and from physics, such as universals, tensed and tenseless theories of time and so on, just for the sake of referring to them without actually benefit the essence of the book. Though, I presume that everybody would fall in this satisfactory trap. I was trying to make sense of them in relation with Persistence but after all, indeed you need much studying to have a general picture of metaphysics other than superficial analysis of terms, even of physics (quantum physics and theories of relativity as well). The other half of the book was quite cohesive, with better structure and essential, focused arguments. I certainly understood many things, from the beginning. I wouldn't suggest to anyone to read it for fun, though If someone is interested I would suggest reading 10 pages per day, so to have time to digest the material. Such books demand several years of studying - a lot of work - (I consider them to want much more work than an arbitrary scientific). This was certainly a focused and well - developed book.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-10-28 00:00:00 Oscar Ortega I wrote my thesis on the application of persistence theories as presented by Hawley to Plotinus' metaphysical worldview. This book is tough and very much academic, but thoroughly interesting if you can stay focused.