Oxford Studies in Metaphysics . Volume 7 / / edited by Karen Bennett and Dean W. Zimmerman

• Autore: Bennett Karen <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 110
• Soggetto topico: Metaphysics; Philosophy; Philosophy & Religion; Speculative Philosophy
• Altri autori: ZimmermanDean W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 series is a much-needed focus for it.
• Titolo autorizzato: Oxford Studies in Metaphysics
• ISBN: 1-283-85126-1; 0-19-163357-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827919003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford Studies in Metaphysics