Identity and Modality

by Fraser MacBride

Overview

The eleven new papers in this volume address fundamental and interrelated philosophical issues concerning modality and identity, issues that were pivotal to the development of analytic philosophy in the twentieth century, and remain a key focus of debate in the twenty-first. Identity and Modality brings together leading researchers in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of mathematics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199285747
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/21/2006
Series:	Mind Association Occasional Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Birkbeck College, University of London

Table of Contents

IntroductionI. Modality1. The Limits of Contingency, Gideon Rosen2. Modal Infallibilism and Basic Truth, Scott Sturgeon3. The Modal Fictionalist Predicament, John Divers and Jason Hagen4. On Realism about Chance, Philip PercivalII. Identity and Individuation5. Structure and Identity, Stewart Shapiro6. The Identity Problem for Realist Structuralism II: A Reply to Shapiro, Jukka Keranen7. The Governance of Identity, Stewart Shapiro8. The Julius Caesar Objection: More Problematic than Ever, Fraser MacBride9. Sortals and the Binding Problem, John CampbellIII. Personal Identity10. Vagueness and Personal Identity, Keith Hossack11. The Bodily Criterion of Personal Identity, Eric T. Olson

Editorial Reviews

"...this is an impressive volume, of significant interest to anyone who wants to stay abreast of developments in contemporary metaphysics."—Matti Eklund, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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