AIMS

A Brief Metaphysics for Today, James W. Felt turns his attention to combining elements of Thomas Aquinas s metaphysics, especially its deep ontology, with Alfred North Whitehead s process philosophy to arrive at a new possibility for metaphysics. In his distinctive style, Felt conciselypulls together the strands of epistemology, ontology, and teleology, synthesizing these elements into his own process-enriched Thomism. Aims does not simply discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each philosopher s position, but blends the two into a cohesive argument based on principles derived from immediate experience. Felt arrives at what he calls a Whiteheadian-type solution, appealing to his original concept of the essential aim as necessary for understanding our existence in a coherent yet unique world. This concise, finely crafted discussion provides a thoroughly teleological, value-centered approach to metaphysics. Aims, an experiment in constructive metaphysics, is a thorough and insightful project in modern philosophy. It will appeal to philosophers and students of philosophy interested in enriching their knowledge of contemporary conceptions of metaphysics. James Felt s Aims