Table of Contents
Introduction 1
on classical logic and neighboring matters
on material objects
on substantivalism
on relations to regions
on composition and decomposition
on simples and gunk
on persistence and change
on eternalism
on modality and recombination
on vagueness
on bruteness
on intuitions
on theism
on hyperspace and topology
Chapter 1 Concerning Some Philosophical Reasons to Believe in Hyperspace 19
Two Voices from Königsberg 19
Incongruent Counterparts and Hyperspace 21
The Problem of Temporally Incongruent Counterparts 25
Incongruent Counterparts and Substantivalism 31
The Fine-Tuning Argument for Hyperspace 36
Objections to the Fine-Tuning Argument for Hyperspace 42
Chapter 2 Receptacles: Hosts and Guests 47
The Opponents and the Playing Field 47
Some Ground-Clearing and Stage-Setting 48
Against the O-theory 50
Against the C-theory 52
Against the T-theory 53
Chapter 3 Contact and Boundaries 57
Three Analyses of 'Touching' 57
Grainy Objects and Neighbors 61
Two More Analyses of 'Touching' 64
Bits and Pieces 67
Some Reflections on Boundaries 68
A Knot 80
Four Colors Do Not Suffice 86
Chapter 4 Extended Simples and Diachoric Identity 97
Character Sketches 97
Occupation Relations 98
Extended Simples 106
The Problem of Spatial Intrinsics 108
The Problem of Shapes 111
The Problem of Parsimony 113
The Problem of Diachoric Identity 116
Scores 121
Chapter 5 Superluminal Motion and Superluminal Causation 123
Moving Faster than Light 123
Immanent Causality and Diachronic Composition 126
Superluminal Causation 131
Chapter 6 Mirror Determinism and Mirror Incompatibilism 137
A Quick Note on Freedom and Moral Responsibility 137
Logical, Causal, and Theological Determinism 138
Naive, Frankfurt, Conditional Analysis, Soft-Fact, Altered-Law, and Altered-Past Compatibilism 140
Many-Brothers Determinism and Many-Brothers Compatibilism 146
Mirror Determinism 149
Mirror Incompatibilism 155
Chapter 7 Hyperspace and Theism 163
The Problem of the Best 163
The Problem of Evil 172
Chapter 8 Hyperspace and Christianity 182
The Aim of these Reflections 182
A Brief Remark on Heaven and Hell 184
A Brief Remark on the Garden of Eden 188
A Brief Remark on Angels and Demons 193
New Testament Miracles 195
bliography 205
Index 215
