This Volume Introduces Readers To A Selected Number Of Core Issues In Metaphysics That Have Been Central In The History Of Philosophy And Remain Foundational To Contemporary Debates, That Is: Substances; Properties; Modality And Essence; Causality; Determinism And book Will. Anna Marmodoro And Erasmus Mayr Take A Neo-aristotelian Approach Both In The Selection And Presentation Of The Topics. But Marmodoro And Mayr''s Discussion Is Not Narrowly Partisan-it Consistently Presents Opposing Sides Of The Debate And Addresses Issues From Different Philosophical Traditions, And Encourages Readers To Draw Their Own Conclusions About Them.metaphysics Combines A State-of-the-art Presentation Of The Issues That Takes Into Account The Most Recent Developments In The Field, With Extensive References To The History Of Philosophy.