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Klappentext 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 will be a much-needed focus for it. OSM will offer 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. Zusammenfassung This series is dedicated to the timely publication of new work in this highly fertile field of philosophy. The subject is broadly construed! taken to include not only perennially central topics! but also the rich clusters of metaphysical questions that open up within other subfields. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Presentism 1: David Lewis: Tensed Qualifiers 2: Ned Markosian: A Defense of Presentism 3: Symposium: Defining Presentism On Presentism and Triviality Presentism, Triviality, and the Varieties of Tensism Reply to Ludlow 4: Simon Keller: Presentism and Truthmaking II. Universals 5: Peter van Inwagen: A Theory of Properties 6: D. M. Armstrong: How Do Particulars Stand to Universals? 7: Cian Dorr: Non-symmetric Relations III. Freedom, Causal Powers, and Causation 8: Peter Unger: The Mental Problems of the Many 9: John Heil: Properties and Powers 10: Ned Hall: The Intrinsic Character of Causation 11: Ryan Wasserman, John Hawthorne, and Mark Scala: Recombination, Causal Constraints, and Humean Supervenience: An Argument for Temporal Parts?
