Routledge Studies in Metaphysics
Freedom of the Will: A Conditional Analysis
1st Edition
By Ferenc Huoranszki
April 23, 2015
Freedom of the Will provides a novel interpretation of G. E. Moore’s famous conditional analysis of free will and discusses several questions about the meaning of free will and its significance for moral responsibility. Although Moore’ theory has a strong initial appeal, most metaphysicians believe...
The Puzzle of Existence: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
1st Edition
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By Tyron Goldschmidt
August 12, 2014
This groundbreaking volume investigates the most fundamental question of all: Why is there something rather than nothing? The question is explored from diverse and radical perspectives: religious, naturalistic, platonistic and skeptical. Does science answer the question? Or does theology? Does ...
The Future of the Philosophy of Time
1st Edition
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By Adrian Bardon
November 08, 2013
The last century has seen enormous progress in our understanding of time. This volume features original essays by the foremost philosophers of time discussing the goals and methodology of the philosophy of time, and examining the best way to move forward with regard to the field's core issues. The...
The Metaphysics of Powers: Their Grounding and their Manifestations
1st Edition
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By Anna Marmodoro
January 29, 2013
This volume is a collection of papers that advance our understanding of the metaphysics of powers — properties such as fragility and electric charge. The metaphysics of powers is a fast developing research field with fundamental questions at the forefront of current research, such as Can there be a...
The Semantics and Metaphysics of Natural Kinds
1st Edition
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By Helen Beebee, Nigel Sabbarton-Leary
April 20, 2012
Essentialism--roughly, the view that natural kinds have discrete essences, generating truths that are necessary but knowable only a posteriori--is an increasingly popular view in the metaphysics of science. At the same time, philosophers of language have been subjecting Kripke’s views about the ...