Oxford studies in metaphysics. Volume 7 /
'Oxford Studies in Metaphysics' is dedicated to the timely publication of new work in metaphysics, broadly construed. These volumes provide a forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. They offer a broad view of the subject, featuring not only the traditionally central topics s...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Oxford Studies in Metaphysics.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Oxford Studies in Metaphysics: Younger Scholar Prize; I. RELATIVE SAMENESS; 1. Possibility Relative to a Sortal; 2. Reflections on Counterpart Theory; II. ABSOLUTE GENERALITY; 3. All Things Must Pass Away; 4. Absolute Generality Reconsidered; III. HUMEANISM AND LAWS OF NATURE; 5. Goodbye, Humean Supervenience; 6. "There sweep great general principles which all the laws seem to follow"; IV. CONTINGENT OBJECTS AND COINCIDENT OBJECTS; 7. Relativized Metaphysical Modality; 8. Coincidence Through Thick and Thin; V. THE OPEN FUTURE; 9. The Real Truth about the Unreal Future
- 10. Presentism and Distributional PropertiesName Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
