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 new series is a much-needed focus for it. 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.
Author(s): Dean W. Zimmerman (editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 416
Contents......Page 8
Oxford Studies in Metaphysics Younger Scholar Prize Announcement......Page 10
I. SYMPOSIUM: PROPERTY DUALISM......Page 12
1. Max Black’s Objection to Mind–Body Identity......Page 14
2. Mary and Max and Jack and Ned......Page 90
3. A Posteriori Identities and the Requirements of Rationality......Page 102
II. THE OPEN FUTURE......Page 112
4. Goodbye Growing Block......Page 114
5. Rashi’s View of the Open Future: Indeterminateness and Bivalence......Page 122
6. General Facts, Physical Necessity, and the Metaphysics of Time......Page 148
III. ISSUES IN ONTOLOGY......Page 164
7. Inexpressible Properties and Propositions......Page 166
8. Aristotle’s Constituent Ontology......Page 218
9. The Relation between General and Particular: Entailment vs. Supervenience......Page 262
10. Epistemicism and Semantic Plasticity......Page 300
IV. METAPHYSICS AND THEISM......Page 334
11. God and the Problem of Universals......Page 336
12. A Theistic Argument against Platonism (and in Support of Truthmakers and Divine Simplicity)......Page 368
13. Beautiful Evils......Page 398
C......Page 408
L......Page 409
R......Page 410
Z......Page 411
