Dean Zimmerman (ed.)

Oxford Studies in Metaphysics

Volume 2
Herausgeber: Zimmerman, Dean W.

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Produktbeschreibung

John Hawthorne's paper raises some extremely puzzling questions about the nature of persons, given the ontology needed for Timothy Williamson's theory of vagueness. Hawthorne uses these problems to motivate an alternative style of epistemicism. The final three papers take up several issues in the metaphysics of traditional theism. Michael Bergmann and Jeffrey Brower raise objections to combining a Platonic conception of universals with the doctrine of divine aseity; while Brian Leftow defends a non-Platonic theory of universals - a kind of divine-concept nominalism. Hud Hudson suggests that contemplation of the possibility of higher dimensions opens up new avenues in theodicy.

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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 579g
• ISBN-13: 9780199290598
• ISBN-10: 0199290598
• Artikelnr.: 22477269

Autorenporträt

Edited by Dean Zimmerman, Rutgers University, New Jersey

Contributors: Ned Block John Perry Stephen L. White Trenton Merricks Eli Hirsch Peter Forrest Thomas Hofweber Michael J. Loux Phillip Bricker John Hawthorne Brian Leftow Michael Bergmann and Jeffrey E. Brower Hud Hudson

Inhaltsangabe

* I. SYMPOSIUM: PROPERTY DUALISM
* 1: Ned Block: Max Black's Objection to Mind-Body Identity
* 2: John Perry: Mary and Max and Jack and Ned
* 3: Stephen L. White: A Posterioiri Identities and the Requirements of
Rationality
* II. THE OPEN FUTURE
* 4: Trenton Merricks: Goodbye Growing Block
* 5: Eli Hirsch: Rashi's View of the Open Future: Determinateness and
Bivalience
* 6: Peter Forrest: General Facts, Physical Necessity, and the
Metaphysics of Time
* III. ISSUES IN ONTOLOGY
* 7: Thomas Hofweber: Inexpressible Properties and Propositions
* 8: Michael J. Loux: Aristotle's Constituent Ontology
* 9: Phillip Bricker: The Relation Between General and Particular:
Entailment vs. Supervenience
* 10: John Hawthorne: Epistemicism and Semantic Plasticity
* IV. METAPHYSICS AND THEISM
* 11: Brian Leftow: God and the Problem of Universals
* 12: Michael Bergmann and Jeffrey E. Brower: A Theistic Argument
Against Platonism (And in Support of Truthmakers and Divine
Simplicity)
* 13: Hud Hudson: Beautiful Evils