Current controversies in metaphysics / edited by Elizabeth Barnes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnes, Elizabeth B., 1938- editor.

Series:

Current controversies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Physical Description:

viii, 165 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

This book showcases a range of views on topics at the forefront of current controversies in the field of metaphysics. The contributors include some of the most important philosophers currently writing on these issues. The questions and philosophers are: Are there any individuals at the fundamental level? / (1) Shamik Dasgupta (2) Jason Turner, Is there an objective difference between essential and accidental properties? / (1) Meghan Sullivan (2) Kris McDaniel and Steve Steward, Are there any worldly states of affairs? / (1) Daniel Nolan (2) Joseph Melia, Are there any indeterminate states of affairs? / (1) Jessica Wilson (2) Elizabeth Barnes and Ross Cameron, Do ordinary objects exist? / (1) Trenton derricks (2) Helen Beebee, Editor Elizabeth Barnes guides readers through these controversies (all published here for the first time), with a synthetic introduction and succinct abstracts of each debate. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Are There Any Individuals at the Fundamental Level? 5

1 Can We Do Without Fundamental Individuals? Yes / Sharaik Dasgupta Dasgupta, Sharaik 7

2 Can We Do Without Fundamental Individuals? No / Jason Turner Turner, Jason 14

Postscript / Shamik Dasgupta Dasgupta, Shamik, Jason Turner Turner, Jason 35

Part II Is There an Objective Difference between Essential and Accidental Properties? 43

3 Are There Essential Properties? No / Meghan Sullivan Sullivan, Meghan 45

4 Are There Essential Properties? Yes / Kris McDaniel McDaniel, Kris, Steve Steward Steward, Steve 62

Part III Axe There Any Worldly States of Affairs? 79

5 Does the World Contain States of Affairs? Yes / Daniel Nolan Nolan, Daniel 81

6 Does the World Contain States of Affairs? No / Joseph Melia Melia, Joseph 92

Part IV Are There Any Indeterminate States of Affairs? 103

7 Are There Indeterminate States of Affairs? Yes / Jessica Wilson Wilson, Jessica 105

8 Are There Indeterminate States of .Affairs? No / Elizabeth Barnes Barnes, Elizabeth, Ross Cameron Cameron, Ross 120

Part V Do Ordinary Objects Exist? 133

9 Do Ordinary Objects Exist? No / Trenton Merricks Merricks, Trenton 135

10 Do Oridnary Objects Exist? Yes / Helen Beebee Beebee, Helen 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415855655

0415855659

OCLC:

956379269