1. Relations Introduced
2. Internal Versus External Relations
3. Bradleyan Regresses
4. External Relations Rescued
5. The Problems with Non-Symmetrical Relations
6. O-Roles
7. Two of One Type: Essential Dependence* and Causation
8. Powers: A Relational Account
Biography
Michele Paolini Paoletti is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Language and Mind at the University of Macerata (Italy). His research interests include metaphysics and philosophy of mind. He has published books and articles on several topics, including the book The Quest for Emergence (2017) and the edited collection Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives on Downward Causation (2017).
“This book is truly an immense contribution to the philosophical literature on relations, and will undoubtedly be a touchstone for researchers in this area for years to come.”
The Philosophical Quarterly
“This monograph is a meticulously detailed and systematic discussion of the ontology of relations . . . It moves discussions of the ontology of relations forward on a number of different axes, and in its often-scrupulous attention to detail, it provides a model for how to approach these issues.”
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