Oxford Studies in Metaphysics Volume 3 [Hardcover]

Oxford Studies in Metaphysicsis 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.OSMoffers 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 neighboring 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.

I. Symposium: Human Beings
1. Human Beings, Human Animals, and Mentalistic Survival,Denis Robinson
2. Human Beings Revisited: My Body is Not an Animal,Mark Johnston
II. Modality
3. Worlds, Pluriverses, and Minds,Mark Heller
4. Analyzing Modality,Michael Jubien
III. Coincident Objects and Temporal Parts
5. Four-Dimensionalism and the Puzzles of Coincidence,Matthew McGrath
6. Time Travel, Coinciding Objects, and Persistence,Cody Gilmore
IV. Mereology
7. Theories of Location,Josh Parsons
8. Brutal Simples,Kris McDaniel