Oxford Studies in Metaphysics, Volume 7

Informationen zum Autor Karen Bennett is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University.Dean W. Zimmerman is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Klappentext Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is the forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. Much of the most interesting work in philosophy today is metaphysical in character: this series is a much-needed focus for it. Zusammenfassung Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is the forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. Much of the most interesting work in philosophy today is metaphysical in character: this series is a much-needed focus for it.

Autorentext

Karen Bennett is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University.

Dean W. Zimmerman is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, New Jersey.

Klappentext

Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is the forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. Much of the most interesting work in philosophy today is metaphysical in character: this series is a much-needed focus for it.

Zusammenfassung
Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is the forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. OSM offers a broad view of the subject, featuring not only the traditionally central topics such as existence, identity, modality, time, and causation, but also the rich clusters of metaphysical questions in neighbouring fields, such as philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. Besides independent essays, volumes will often contain a critical essay on a recent book, or a symposium that allows participants to respond to one another's criticisms and questions. Anyone who wants to know what's happening in metaphysics can start here.

Inhalt

• I. RELATIVE SAMENESS

• 1: Delia Graff Fara: Possibility Relative to a Sortal

• 2: Allen Hazen: Reflections on Counterpart Theory

• II. ABSOLUTE GENERALITY

• 3: Joshua Spencer: All Things Must Pass Away

• 4: Agustín Rayo: Absolute Generality Reconsidered

• III. HUMEANISM AND LAWS OF NATURE

• 5: Troy Cross: Goodbye, Humean Supervenience

• 6: Marc Lange: "There sweep great general principles which all the laws seem to follow"

• IV. CONTINGENT OBJECTS AND COINCIDENT OBJECTS

• 7: Adam Murray and Jessica Wilson: Relativized Metaphysical Modality

• 8: Sydney Shoemaker: Coincidence Through Thick and Thin

• V. THE OPEN FUTURE

• 9: Rachael Briggs and Graeme Forbes: The Real Truth about the Unreal Future

• 10: Jonathan Tallant and David Ingram: Presentism and Distributional Properties