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1. The Metaphysics of Powers

   Their Grounding and their Manifestations

   Edited by Anna Marmodoro

   Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Semantics and Metaphysics of Natural Kinds

   Edited by Helen Beebee, Nigel Sabbarton-Leary

   Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics

   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...

   Published April 19th 2012 by Routledge
3. Properties, Powers and Structures

   Issues in the Metaphysics of Realism

   Edited by Alexander Bird, Brian Ellis, Howard Sankey

   Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics

   While the phrase "metaphysics of science" has been used from time to time, it has only recently begun to denote a specific research area where metaphysics meets philosophy of science—and the sciences themselves. The essays in this volume demonstrate that metaphysics of science is an innovative...

   Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
4. The Future of the Philosophy of Time

   Edited by Adrian Bardon

   Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics

   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...

   Published October 16th 2011 by Routledge
5. Freedom of the Will

   A Conditional Analysis

   By Ferenc Huoranszki

   Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics

   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...

   Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge