Description: By introducing newly commissioned essays written by the leading metaphysicians, epistemologists, philosophers of language and philosophers of mathematics, this anthology evinces current analytic philosophy's healthy re-engagement with the perennial problem of universals. Insights from current Western thought are compared with recent work in analytic Indian philosophy on such issues. No serious researcher or teacher of contemporary and comparative analytical metaphysics can afford to ignore the essays of this collection.
Review Quotes: 'All the contributors are extremely able philosophers who have valuable things to say about various aspects of the problem of universals. Indeed, every aspect of the problem of which I am aware is discussed by at least one of the authors... This excellent collection of essays demonstrates by example that analytical metaphysics is very far from dead.' TLS 'The book's introduction should be read carefully at the beginning and then reread at the end; and all the contributors should be grateful to Chakrabarti for an introduction that manages to elevate each article to a pedestal of its own. We boldly claim that this is one of the best introductions ever written in an anthology of this kind. ... The articles of this collection present a comprehensive account of different approaches through history of the problem of universals. ... The editors have dexterously sequenced the articles in such a way that each paper provides the requisite background for the next.' Philosophy in Review