Oxford Studies in Metaphysics: Volume 4 Book

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I Quine's 1946 Lecture on Nominalism: a Symposium

1 Nominalism Willard Van Orman Quine Quine, Willard Van Orman 3

2 Quine and Tarski on Nominalism Paolo Mancosu Mancosu, Paolo 22

3 Cats, Dogs, and so on John P. Burgess Burgess, John P. 56

4 Quine's Lecture on Nominalism from the Perspective of a Nominalist Charles Chihara Chihara, Charles 79

5 A World of Concrete Particulars Joseph Melia Melia, Joseph 99

6 Quine's 1946 Lecture on Nominalism Peter van Inwagen van Inwagen, Peter 125

II Some Principles Concerning Dependence and Necessity

7 Ceteris Absentibus Physicalism Stephan Leuenberger Leuenberger, Stephan 145

8 Truthmakers and Predication Daniel Nolan Nolan, Daniel 171

9 On Locating Composite Objects Jacek Brzozowski Brzozowski, Jacek 193

III Gunk and Blobs

10 Gunk, Topology, and Measure Frank Arntzenius Arntzenius, Frank 225

11 The Structure of Gunk: Adventures in the Ontology of Space Jeffrey Sanford Russell Russell, Jeffrey Sanford 248

12 Beware of the Blob: Cautions for Would-Be Metaphysicians Mark Wilson Wilson, Mark 275

Index 321