Oxford Studies in Metaphysics Volume 12

by Karen Bennett (Editor), Dean W. Zimmerman (Editor)

Overview

Much of the most interesting work in philosophy today is metaphysical in character. Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is a 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 philsophy 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192645340
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	12/21/2020
Series:	Oxford Studies in Metaphysics , #12
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	303
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Karen Bennett is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University Dean W. Zimmerman is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University

Table of Contents

• Part I: Existence
• 1: Amie Thomasson: Truthmakers and Easy Ontology
• 2: Ross P. Cameron: Easy Ontology, Two-Dimensionalism, and Truthmaking
• 3: Bruno Whittle: Ontological Pluralism and Notational Variance
• Part II: Metaphysics of Science
• 4: David Baker: Some Consequences of Physics for the Comparative Metaphysics of Quantity
• 5: Shamik Dasgupta: How to be a Relationist
• 6: Harjit Bhogal: Nomothetic Explanation and Humeanism about the Laws of Nature
• 7: Alyssa Ney: The Fundamentality of Physics: Completeness or Maximality?
• Part III: Time and Persistence
• 8: Mahrad Almotahari: A Little Puzzle about a Piece and a Puddle
• 9: Daniel Deasy: Advanced Temporalizing