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28I—Peter Simons: Relations and TruthmakingAristotelian Society Supplementary Volume 84 (1): 199-213. 2010.The metaphysics of relations is still in its infancy. We use the idea of truthmaking to gain purchase on this metaphysics. Assuming a modest supervenience conception of truthmaking, where true relational predications require multiply dependent truthmakers, these are indispensable relations. Though some such relations are required, none are needed for internal relatedness, nor for several other kinds of relational predication. Discerning the metaphysically basic kinds of relations is fraught with…Read more
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41Characterizing and ClassifyingThe Monist 77 (3): 315-328. 1994.Regimentation of an intuitively plausible distinction enhances understanding of that distinction. In Carnap’s words, it is an explication. Properly employed, it is, in the case to be considered, and in almost all others, an indispensable aid to good philosophizing.
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7Review of Mark Steiner: The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem (review)British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 52 (1): 181-184. 2001.
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11The Routledge Companion to Metaphysics (edited book)Routledge. 2009.The Routledge Companion to Metaphysics is an outstanding, comprehensive and accessible guide to the major themes, thinkers, and issues in metaphysics. The Companion features over fifty specially commissioned chapters from international scholars which are organized into three clear parts: History of Metaphysics Ontology Metaphysics and Science. Each section features an introduction which places the range of essays in context, while an extensive glossary allows easy reference to key terms and defi…Read more
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